SynthesisRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
Eating disorder symptoms in Brazilian university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04825184 (The Dove Self-Esteem Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Dove Self-Esteem Project: A Randomised Controlled Evaluation Assessing the Impact of a Body Image Chatbot on Brazilian Adolescents' Body Confidence
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review on the Prevalence and Risk of Orthorexia Nervosa in Health Workers and Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution (MBES) for Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes in Nutrition Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomised Clinical Trial.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Trial
- Association between multiple discrimination experiences and disordered eating behavior among Brazilian university students.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Assessment of the Relationship Between Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Attitudes and Behaviors, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in University Students.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- The Virtual-Body Project Reduces Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Young Adult Brazilian Women: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Orthorexia Nervosa: Prevalence Among Spanish University Students and Its Effects on Cardiometabolic Health.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Brazil has a problem: therapeutic itinerary, research and data about eating disorders.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Altered Brain Reactivity to Food Cues in Undergraduate Students with Disordered Eating Behaviors.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Intuitive eating in the COVID-19 era: a study with university students in Brazil.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2024Article
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- Eating Attitudes, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Dietetic Students and Association with Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percent: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Brazil has a problem: Where is the research about eating disorders in Brazil?Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2024Article
- Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Relationship between smartphone addiction and eating disorders and lifestyle among Chinese college students.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Craving for carbs: food craving and disordered eating in low-carb dieters and its association with intermittent fasting.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
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- Potential Triggers for Risking the Development of Eating Disorders in Non-Clinical Higher-Education Students in Emerging Adulthood.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Relationship between eating disorders and internet and smartphone addiction in college students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo synthesize the risk of eating disorder (ED) symptoms in Brazilian university students through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Secondary goals were to analyze whether any specific majors were related to higher ED risk and whether any regions of Brazil had higher proportions of college students at risk of ED.
methodsThe procedures followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, and a search was conducted in three electronic databases (MEDLINE, LILACS, and SciELO).
resultsThirty-three studies were included in the analysis, of which 14 were included in the meta-analysis. All included studies used self-report questionnaires, the most frequent of which was the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). None of the studies used a structured interview to diagnose ED. A meta-analysis of studies with a cutoff ≥ 20 for the EAT-26 (n=5) found 14.9% (95%CI 12.8-17.2%) positive screenings, while those with a cutoff of t ≥ 21 (n=9) found 13.3% (95%CI 11.3-15.6%) positive screenings. There was a significantly higher proportion of positive screenings among nutrition majors than all other majors combined (26.5 and 20.5%, respectively).
conclusionNutrition students seem to be at higher risk of ED. Further research should investigate whether positive screenings translate to actual ED diagnoses.
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