Effects of dieting tendency on the eating behavior and fatigue in young women

Abstract

The number of young women who have a tendency toward weight loss despite being underweight or normal with respect to body mass index (BMI) has increased in recent years. The objective of the present study was to elucidate the physical and mental effects of dieting tendency on young women, with a focus on the eating behavior and subjective fatigue symptoms. ）The proportions of underweight, normal, and overweight women with respect to BMI were 17.5, 75.4, and 7.1, respectively. However, dieting tendency was observed in 87.9 of all women. In particular, 92.2 of women with a dieting tendency were"underweight"or"normal"with respect to BMI. ）Among women with a dieting tendency were"underweight"or"normal"with respect to BMI, 60.3 had an"overweight"body image of themselves, while 60.9 had experienced dieting, indicating significant differences between women with and without a dieting tendency in both cases. ）Experience of binge eating was significantly more common in women with a dieting tendency (53.6) than in those without a dieting tendency (38.0). ） Complaint rates for subjective fatigue symptom group I, comprising"sleepiness" and"unsteady gait" , were significantly higher in women with a dieting tendency than in those without a dieting tendency. Total complaint rate for fatigue was significantly higher in women with a dieting tendency (25.9) than in those without a dieting tendency (19.7). 緒 言 我々の身近には食を核としたヒトとものとの関わりの 視点での情報が氾濫している。その結果，特に日本にお いては「女性は痩せていなければ魅力的でない」といっ た文化的プレッシャーをメディアが作り出すことで痩身 志向は高まり )～) ，ありのままの自分に安心感が持てず 肥満と減量に悩む若い女性が増加している。平成 年国