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3rd International Egean Health Sciences Symposium, Uşak, Turkey, 7 - 08 March 2023, pp.10-11
Eating behavior is an action in response to
physiological, psychological and social cues. The physical hunger state of the
individual, the mood she is in and the social environment she lives in affect
her eating attitudes and behaviors. Intuitive eating is a new understanding of
nutrition as an alternative to diet programs that tell individuals what, when
and how much they should eat. In this understanding of nutrition, only the body
will guide the individual. The hunger and satiety signals created by the body
direct it to the most appropriate food at the most appropriate time. Although
diet programs that have been applied for years to lose weight show
effectiveness in the short term, they have resulted in weight gain in the long
term. In contrast to traditional weight loss methods, intuitive eating is
thought to be a new intervention in the prevention and treatment of obesity.
Intuitive eating has both physiological and psychological effects on human
health. In terms of physiological health, intuitive eating has been associated
with lower body mass index, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels, while
insufficient studies have yet found it to be associated with higher levels of
physical activity. In terms of psychological health, many eating pathology
indices were found to be negatively associated with body image disorders and
psychological distress, and positively with improved psychological health.
There are studies that include the positive effects of intuitive eating without
diet logic on health. Future studies are expected to shed light on the
unexplored aspects of the effects of intuitive eating. In this review,
literature information about the physiological and psychological effects of
intuitive eating will be summarized.
Keywords: Intiutive Eating,
Physiological Health, Psychological Health