Relação entre consumo alimentar, composição corporal e ansiedade em praticantes de exercício físico

Introduction: Anxiety is a psychological disorder that affects a large part of the Brazilian population. This disorder affects several areas of the patient's life, and may be correlated with heart problems, weight gain, social interaction and even depression. Its treatment is associated with interventions involving physical exercise and, mainly, dietary balance. Objective: Identify the prevalence of anxiety disorder in physical exercise practitioners and relate it to eating patterns and body assessment. Materiais and Methods Study with a quantitative approach, with a cross-sectional design, 109 adults who practice physical exercise. The dependent variable was anxiety and the food quality index and the explanatory variables were: gender, education, BMI, physical exercise and type of exercise practiced. The Chi-square association test was used, adopting a significance level of 0.05. Results: There was a significant association between the severity of anxiety and perception of eating, with greater dissatisfaction among individuals with severe anxiety. Among participants with mild anxiety, 96.6% reported excellent nutrition, while 40% of severe cases rated it as good. Conclusion: The study identified greater vulnerability to anxiety in women and young people, in addition to an association between greater severity of anxiety and food dissatisfaction, while BMI and physical activity did not show a significant relationship.