Journal of Metabolic Syndrome

Department of Medicine, Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil

Publications

• Review Article   
  Evaluation of the Prevalence of Body Dissatisfaction and Changes in Eating Behavior in the Diabetic Patients
  Author(s): Erika Mayumi Ikeda Cavamura*, Mateus Beana and Lucas Gonçalves
  
  Introduction: Some studies have shown a high frequency of eating disorders in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus, which has a potential impact on the treatment and prognosis of these patients. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of body dissatisfaction and the presence of changes in eating behavior in diabetic patients according to the literature. Materials and methods: This research consists of an integrative review carried out from a bibliographic survey in the PUBMED and Virtual Health Library (VHL) search platforms. Results: It is observed that people who have Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and eating disorders (ED) have factors in common. Discussion: Patients with eating disorders coexisting with DM may have unhealthy methods to maintain weight control. Some of the meth.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2167-0943.2022.11.280.

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