Conductas alimentarias en estudiantes de las carreras de Danza y Teatro de la Facultad de Artes y, de Nutrición y Dietética de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2020-2021

Abstract

Eating behaviors are defined as the set of habits related to feeding practices, as diets, schedules, quantity and food preparation; also there are risky eating behaviors which are associated with body image dissatisfaction, that can trigger eating disorders, evidenced more in populations related to the artistic field, than those related to the health field. This study aimed to describe the eating behaviours according to sociodemographic variables such as age, sex and semester, in students of the careers “Danza y Teatro” and “Nutrition y Dietética” of the “Universidad de Cuenca”, during the period 2020-2021. The specific objectives are: determine the predominant eating behaviors in the “Danza y Teatro” career, and determine the predominant eating behaviors in the “Nutrición y Dietética” career. It is a study with a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, cross-section and a descriptive scope. For the data collection, the tools used were a sociodemographic file and The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40). The population consisted of 185 students between the two previously mentioned careers. The statistical program SPSS V22 was used for data processing, in which descriptive statistics were used. The results showed that the 25,9 % of the participants have risky eating behaviors, 60,4 % in “Danza y Teatro” and 39,6 % in “Nutrición y Dietética”, concluding that one of every four students have risky eating behaviors, most of them belong to the “Danza y Teatro” career