Campos-Uscanga Yolanda, Gutiérrez-Ospina Gabriel, Morales-Romero Jaime, Romo-González Tania
Instituto de Salud Pública, Universidad Veracruzana, Luis Castelazo Ayala s/n, Col. Industrial Ánimas, 91190, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas; Coordinación de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad # 3000, Distrito Federal, 04510, Mexico.
Eat Weight Disord. 2017 Jun;22(2):311-319. doi: 10.1007/s40519-016-0338-9. Epub 2016 Oct 31.
Obesity is characterized, among other features, by overeating, reduced physical activity and an abnormal accumulation of body fat. These features are thought to result, at least in part, from the individual's inability to self-regulate their eating and physical activity behaviors (E&PaB). Self-regulation of the E&PaB is a three-step sequential process: self-observation, self-evaluation and self-reaction. However, it is yet unclear whether deficient self-regulation of E&PaB could predispose, facilitate and/or consolidate obesity. Unraveling this issue is fundamental in order to more precisely define the role of self-regulation of E&PaB in the management of obesity.
This research was focused on the question of whether or not self-regulation of E&PaB is related to obesity in female undergraduate students. This population segment seems especially vulnerable to developing obesity since they undergo a significant shift of their E&PaB upon their university enrollment. To address this question, a cross-sectional study with 108 female undergraduate students with normal weight (n = 80) or obesity (n = 28) was performed, in which self-regulation of eating habits and physical activity was measured by two validated scales and a personal data questionnaire.
Female undergraduate students displaying lower E&PaB self-reactions were consistently overweight or obese. In addition, a multivariate analysis identified high levels of self-reaction towards eating habits related to a minor presence of overweight issues or obesity.
Self-regulation should be an essential component in the strategies for obesity prevention as an integral approach that must include orientation about healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. In addition, further studies on the effect of self-regulation in the treatment of the obesity are needed.
肥胖的特征包括暴饮暴食、身体活动减少以及体脂异常堆积等。这些特征被认为至少部分是由于个体无法自我调节饮食和身体活动行为（E&PaB）所致。E&PaB的自我调节是一个三步连续过程：自我观察、自我评估和自我反应。然而，目前尚不清楚E&PaB的自我调节不足是否会诱发、促进和/或巩固肥胖。弄清楚这个问题对于更精确地界定E&PaB自我调节在肥胖管理中的作用至关重要。
本研究聚焦于E&PaB的自我调节与本科女生肥胖之间是否存在关联这一问题。这一人群似乎特别容易患肥胖症，因为她们在进入大学后，其E&PaB会发生显著变化。为解决这个问题，对108名体重正常（n = 80）或肥胖（n = 28）的本科女生进行了一项横断面研究，其中通过两个经过验证的量表和一份个人数据问卷来测量饮食习惯和身体活动的自我调节情况。
E&PaB自我反应较低的本科女生一直存在超重或肥胖问题。此外，多变量分析发现，对饮食习惯的高水平自我反应与较少出现超重问题或肥胖有关。
自我调节应成为肥胖预防策略的重要组成部分，作为一种不可或缺的方法，必须包括有关健康饮食和身体活动行为的指导。此外，还需要进一步研究自我调节在肥胖治疗中的作用。
