A influência da ansiedade na compulsão alimentar: uma revisão da literatura.

Abstract

Binge eating is a disordered eating disorder, commonly linked to anxiety, which induces the individual to ingest considerably exaggerated amounts of food in a short period of time, resulting in feelings of guilt, shame and even disgust. The present study aimed to identify the influence of anxiety on binge eating through a literature review. For data collection, searches were carried out in the PubMed, Scielo, google academic and LILACS databases, using the combination of the following keywords in Portuguese: “eating disorder and anxiety”, “binge eating and anxiety”, “compulsion disorder”. eating and anxiety”, “binge eating and restrictive diets”, “fad diets and binge eating”, in the same way, the above descriptors were searched in the English language. Thus, original works carried out with human beings in the following modalities were selected: articles, monographs, annals and dissertations on the subject, published between the years 2017 to 2022. The results showed that binge eating is directly related to cases of anxiety, so that the higher the level of anxiety, the more frequent the episodes of binge eating. In addition, binge eating is also linked to high body mass indexes, given that obese people demonstrate higher degrees of binge eating, in addition to anxiety. Women and young people are the most vulnerable to the development of the disorder, as they are groups that undergo major changes, especially those linked to hormonal fluctuations. In addition, these are more exposed to beliefs imposed by society regarding aesthetic standards. In order for the treatment to be successful, it is necessary to value the humanized and multidisciplinary treatment and of extreme importance the use of nutritional methods that avoid restriction, as in the cases of behavioral nutrition that aims to improve the individual's relationship with food, in a sustainable way over the long term. term, in order to improve their relationship with food.