Os resultados apresentados pelos autores contrariam pesquisas anteriores que indicavam uma ligação entre veganismo e um aumento do risco de transtornos alimentares, an association frequently observed in restrictive diets. Recently, the case of vegan influencer Zhanna Samsonova, who died after years of an extremely limited diet based on raw vegetables, brought to light the need to identify patterns that could indicate eating disorders, regardless of the type of diet adopted.
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The research evaluated 971 individuals who have been vegan for at least six months and who responded to questionaries about lifestyle and food choices. Apenas 0,6% dos participantes apresentaram sintomas do chamado “transtorno alimentar”, que consiste em comportamentos e sentimentos disfuncionais em relação à alimentação e ao corpo, normalmente associados ao controle do peso ou da forma física. Embora esse padrão não seja sinônimo de um transtorno alimentar, trata-se de um fator de risco para esses distúrbios. O valor encontrado foi dez vezes menor do que o registrado na população em geral em outros estudos feitos com pessoas que adotam dietas variathe.
Regarding the reasons for food choices, the majority of interviewees reported eating out of necessity or hunger, in addition to selecting foods based on preference or health. Only a small portion revealed motivations linked to the control of emotions and social norms, often associated with dysfunctional behavior.
The reasons for choosing a vegan diet include ethical options and animal rights, environmental concerns, health and philosophy of life.
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“We observed that dysfunctional behavior in vegans is more associated with the reasons behind food choices than with the diet itself,” says Professor Hamilton Roschel, coordinator of the Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group at the Faculty of Medicine and School of Education Physics at USP and study coordinator. “Understanding the motivations that lead people to choose any diet, including vegan ones, is important to help prevent and treat these dysfunctional behaviors and, therefore, eating disorders.”
Veganism
The vegan diet is characterized by the exclusion of foods of animal origin, such as meat, eggs and dairy products, being based on vegetables, grains, among others. The option for this type of food has increased around the world in the last decade. According to an annual international campaign (Veganuary Campaign) that encourages a temporary change to this food choice, the number of interested parties jumped from 3.300 in 2013 to more than 629 thousand in 2022.
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