Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution (MBES) for Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes in Nutrition Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomised Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutrition students are at greater risk of developing disordered eating attitudes, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have proven to be beneficial in improving mental health outcomes and are also applied to issues related to food through mindful eating. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of a MBI on levels of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes among nutrition students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This randomised clinical trial performed the 'Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution' (MBES) intervention in nutrition students. Seventy-eight adult women were randomised into the intervention group (n = 38) and control group (n = 40). The intervention group received eleven weekly sessions of MBES and t

SUBMITTER: Silva TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911907 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature