Amateur ballet practicing, body image and eating behaviors: a comparative study of classical ballet dancers, gym users and sedentary women.

Ruty Eulália de Medeiros EufrásioRannapaula Lawrynhuk Urbano FerreiraLeilane Lílian Araújo LealErikarla Baracho AvelinoRafaela Nayara da Costa PelonhaMaria Clara da Cruz CarvalhoCarlos Henrique de Medeiros TorresAna Luísa de Sousa PraseresMarcos de Paiva Lima FilhoAna Carolina Costa Campos MotaAdriana Bezerra NunesDiana Quitéria Cabral FerreiraSancha Helena de Lima ValeBruna Leal Lima Maciel

Published in: Journal of eating disorders (2021)

Data suggest that amateur classical ballet practicing is associated to better BI and fewer behaviors for ED in the studied population. The lower BMI in ballet dancers might explain these findings, and further studies should explore these associations.

Keyphrases

physical activity
emergency department
body mass index
polycystic ovary syndrome
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
deep learning