The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Body Image, and Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in High-School Girls

Faramarzi, Mohammad; Ghahfarrokhi, Majid Mardaniyan; farsani, zahra hemati; Raisi, Zahra; Jamali, Maryam; Baker, Julien S.

doi:10.34172/ijer.2021.28

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“…While diet restriction alone was not effective in improving eating behavior, both online Zumba and walking exercise decreased emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, and sensitivity to hunger and thereby improved disturbed eating behavior (Table 1). The findings are in accordance with a study showing that physical activity is associated with body image and eating disorders in adolescent girls during the COVID-19 pandemic [40], while adapted physical activity appears to be a solution to reducing undesirable psycho-physical conditions, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic [41].…”

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Impact of Zumba Training on Body Composition and Eating Behavior in Obese Women During Covid-19

Akyilmaz,

Ozdurak-Singin,

Cicek

2023

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Background. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of 8 weeks of online Zumba exercises and walking on body composition, eating attitude and body image perception in overweight and obese women during the pandemic. Material and methods. A cohort of 150 obese women aged between 20 and 40 years old were classified as Control (n=50), Walking (n=50) and Zumba (n=50) groups. All groups received dietary counselling, while the Zumba and walking groups received 8 weeks of exercise intervention. Bioimpedance, Body Image Scale and Three-Factor Nutrition Questionnaire-Revised 18 Items Scale were used to assess body composition, body image satisfaction and eating behavior, respectively. Paired Sample T test and ANOVA analysis were used at the significance level of α=0.05. Results. Walking and Zumba exercise groups had lower BMI, fat mass, fat percentage and waist-tohip ratio. The body image increased significantly in both walking and Zumba groups, while a decline was determined in the control group at the end of the study. Uncontrolled eating, emotional eating and sensitivity to hunger decreased in walking and Zumba groups, while there was no significant difference in cognitive restrain for all three groups. Conclusions. It can be concluded that 8-week home-based online Zumba exercise with self-monitoring via Smartphone apps was as effective as walking for improving body composition and eating attitudes of overweight and obese women.

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Impact of Zumba Training on Body Composition and Eating Behavior in Obese Women During Covid-19

Akyilmaz,

Ozdurak-Singin,

Cicek

2023

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“…All studies with “moderate” COVID-19-related adequacy, including community and (sub-)clinical samples, presented homogenous findings in favor of an exacerbation, improvement and no change, with the exception of Baceviciene and Jankauskiene (2021) study whose findings relating to perceptual disturbances are ambiguous. In contrast, studies in low COVID-19 adequacy, including community and (sub-)clinical samples, demonstrated a variability of findings with notable ambiguities in the results relating to perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors ( Faramarzi et al, 2021 ). One might conclude that the higher the COVID-19 specification of the evidence, the more the findings point to an exacerbation of perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors.…”

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“…Finally, uncontrolled eating was associated with worse eating habits, an increased amount of food consumed and body dissatisfaction ( Costa et al, 2022 ). Faramarzi et al (2021) conducted a cross-sectional study among female high school students in Iran ( N = 535). Their objective was to examine the relation between physical activity, body image and eating disorder symptomatology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors: A review of the literature

2023

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From the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) a new physical and social distancing environment has changed our lives and, more particularly, the way of perceiving oneself, as well as eating attitudes and behaviors. An increasing number of studies have highlighted a risky scenario in terms of negative perceptions of one’s body as well as disordered eating and eating disorder patterns in both clinical and general population. With regard to this postulate, this literature review posits two main concepts—perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors—in the general and (sub-)clinical populations, to provide an understanding of these phenomena during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive and critical review of published scientific literature about perceptual disturbances (i.e., negative body image, body image disturbances, low body esteem) and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors, including disordered eating (e.g., restrictive eating, binge-eating episodes, overeating, emotional eating) and eating disorders features in community (i.e., general population) and clinical and sub-clinical samples worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Ebsco, and Google Scholar databases were searched. The initial search produced 42 references. Scientific publications from March 2020 to April 2022 were included, and among the works compiled, only published research articles have been retained. Purely theoretical papers were also excluded. The final selection consisted of 21 studies, covering both community, clinical (i.e., eating disorder population), and sub-clinical samples. The details of the results are discussed taking into consideration the potential impact of changes in the way we perceive ourselves and interact with others (e.g., the popularity of videoconferencing and the over-use of social network sites due to social isolation) as well as changes in eating attitudes and behaviors, physical activity and exercise (e.g., as an emotional response to the insecurity generated by the pandemic context), in community and (sub-)clinical samples. The discussion sheds light on two outcomes: (1) a summary of findings with methodological considerations; (2) an intervention continuum to deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) and a final conclusion.

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“…Like Western societies (i.e., Schafer et al., 2022 ), the prevalence of ED symptoms has increased during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran ( Faramarzi et al., 2021 ; Firoozjah et al., 2022 ), with a recent study demonstrating increased point prevalence of binge eating (25.30%), purging (2.9-3.5%) and clinically 1 significant levels of ED symptoms (25.50%; Sahlan et al. , under review ).…”

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Fear of COVID-19, insomnia, and eating disorder symptoms among Iranian college students

Sahlan

Kinkel-Ram

Uzoegwu

et al. 2023

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

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The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Body Image, and Eating Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in High-School Girls

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Impact of Zumba Training on Body Composition and Eating Behavior in Obese Women During Covid-19

Impact of Zumba Training on Body Composition and Eating Behavior in Obese Women During Covid-19

Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceptual disturbances and dysfunctional eating attitudes and behaviors: A review of the literature

Fear of COVID-19, insomnia, and eating disorder symptoms among Iranian college students

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