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El empeoramiento de los atracones con el tiempo después de una dieta baja en carbohidratos sin supervisión
Jônatas de Oliveira1, Ana Carolina Padilha de Paula2, Thais Di Stasi Marques Dos Santos2
1Institute for Research on Behavior and Food, Sao Paulo, Brazil; School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, FMUSP, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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|August 27, 2025
Resumen
La adherencia a una dieta baja en carbohidratos (LCD, por sus siglas en inglés) se relacionó con el aumento de los atracones y los antojos de comida en los estudiantes brasileños. Restringir los alimentos culturalmente significativos como el arroz puede empeorar estos comportamientos alimenticios desordenados.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psiquiatría nutricional
- Investigación del comportamiento alimentario
- Nutrición para la salud pública
Sus antecedentes:
- El trastorno de la alimentación (DE) es una preocupación significativa entre los estudiantes universitarios.
- Las dietas bajas en carbohidratos (LCD) son populares, pero su impacto en la ED requiere investigación.
- Los patrones dietéticos culturales juegan un papel en las elecciones y la adherencia a los alimentos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Examinar la asociación entre la adherencia a una dieta baja en carbohidratos (LCD) y los cambios en los atracones y los antojos de comida.
- Investigar estos efectos durante un período de 3 meses en estudiantes universitarios brasileños.
- Identificar los factores predictivos de la adherencia a las LCD en esta población.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio de encuesta en línea de dos ondas analizó datos secundarios de 853 estudiantes universitarios brasileños.
- Los participantes se clasificaron en función de la adherencia a la dieta y los síntomas de ED.
- La compulsión alimentaria (escala de compulsión alimentaria) y el deseo de comida (FCQ-T, FCQ-S) se evaluaron durante 3 meses.
Principales resultados:
- La adherencia LCD se correlacionó con el aumento de las puntuaciones de atracones y antojos de comida.
- El menor consumo de arroz culturalmente significativo se relacionó con un mayor consumo compulsivo.
- Las personas con atracones moderados a severos tenían más probabilidades de adherirse a un LCD.
Conclusiones:
- La adherencia LCD se asocia con un aumento de los comportamientos alimenticios desordenados, particularmente el atracones.
- La restricción de los alimentos culturalmente importantes puede exacerbar el deseo de comida y el consumo excesivo de alimentos.
- Los enfoques dietéticos culturalmente sensibles son cruciales para las poblaciones vulnerables.
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