Yoga and pilates: Associations with body image and disordered‐eating behaviors in a population‐based sample of young adults |
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| Authors: | Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer PhD MPH RD Marla E. Eisenberg ScD MPH Melanie Wall PhD Katie A. Loth MPH RD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minnesota;2. Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minnesota;3. Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minnesota |
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| Abstract: | Objective To examine associations between participating in mind‐body activities (yoga/Pilates) and body dissatisfaction and disordered eating (unhealthy and extreme weight control practices and binge eating) in a population‐based sample of young adults. Method The sample included 1,030 young men and 1,257 young women (mean age: 25.3 years, SD = 1.7) who participated in Project EAT‐III (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults). Results Among women, disordered eating was prevalent in yoga/Pilates participants and nonparticipants, with no differences between the groups. Men participating in yoga/Pilates were more likely to use extreme weight control behaviors (18.6% vs. 6.8%, p = .006) and binge eating (11.6% vs. 4.2%, p = .023), and marginally more likely to use unhealthy weight control behaviors (49.1% vs. 34.5%; p = .053), than nonparticipants after adjusting for sociodemographics, weight status, and overall physical activity. Discussion Findings suggest the importance of helping yoga/Pilates instructors recognize that their students may be at risk for disordered eating. © 2010 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2010 |
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| Keywords: | yoga pilates mind‐body eating disorders body satisfaction disordered eating obesity weight young adults |
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