28/ago/2023
Scurvy and food selectivity in childhood: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0356
ABSTRACT Despite its rarity, symptomatic micronutrient deficiency remains a public health problem. Scurvy is the differential diagnosis for bleeding disorders and hematological and rheumatological diseases, especially in patients with eating disorders. However, it is unrelated to autism spectrum disorders or other neurodevelopmental disorders. A previously healthy 10-year-old boy living in São Paulo, Brazil, had a history of significant food selectivity unrelated to autism spectrum disorder, resulting in symptomatic ascorbic acid deficiency (scurvy). This resulted in pain and purpuric lesions on […]
Palavras-chave: Adverse childhood experiences; Ascorbic acid; Child; Transtornos da alimentação e da ingestão de alimentos; Food preferences; Scurvy
24/ago/2022
The body asks and the mind judges: the episode of food craving, its triggers and nutritional treatment
einstein (São Paulo). 24/ago/2022;20:eMD6705.
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The body asks and the mind judges: the episode of food craving, its triggers and nutritional treatment
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022MD6705
ABSTRACT Food desires are defined as motivations that drive the search for and consumption of food. However, when domains of intensity and urgency are activated, these desires can become intense (i.e. food craving), being then characterized by episodes or cognitive events loaded with affectivity, in which food is associated with obtaining pleasure or relief, which is the only attentional focus. Specificity and urgency mark the differentiation between food desires and cravings. The process of elaboration with vivid images, the retention […]
Palavras-chave: Transtorno da compulsão alimentar; Craving; Transtornos da alimentação e da ingestão de alimentos; Comportamento alimentar; Food preferences; Motivação
28/abr/2022
Body dissatisfaction among undergraduate medical students in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6648
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the level of body dissatisfaction among undergraduate medical students in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study with 232 volunteers of both sexes at a private college. The Body Shape Questionnaire was used, which is a tool based on the sum of values that allow classifying body dissatisfaction according to the following scores: less than 111, if absence of body dissatisfaction; between 111 and 138, if mild body dissatisfaction; between […]
Palavras-chave: Imagem corporal; Transtornos da alimentação e da ingestão de alimentos; Saúde Mental; Estado nutricional; Estudantes de Medicina
12/dez/2019
Associação entre transtornos alimentares, suicídio e sintomas depressivos em universitários de cursos de saúde
einstein (São Paulo). 12/dez/2019;18:eAO4908.
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Associação entre transtornos alimentares, suicídio e sintomas depressivos em universitários de cursos de saúde
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4908
RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar sintomas de transtornos alimentares e possíveis associações com o risco de suicídio e sintomas depressivos em universitários de cursos de saúde. Métodos: Neste estudo de corte transversal, foram avaliados 271 estudantes. Foram utilizados os instrumentos Teste de Atitudes Alimentares e Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh, para identificação de sintomas de transtornos alimentares. Para o rastreamento de sintomas depressivos, foi usado o questionário de autoavaliação da Escala de Hamilton − Depressão, e o Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, para […]
Palavras-chave: Depressão; Estudantes de ciências da saúde; Suicídio; Transtornos da alimentação e da ingestão de alimentos