Nutrição comportamental e o mindful eating: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Behavioral Nutrition proposes changes in eating behavior through self-monitoring and self-control techniques. Among the strategies of this approach, Mindful Eating (ME) or mindful attention to eating values and considers the psychosocial, emotional and environmental aspects of eating. Objective: This study aimed to deepen the knowledge about the intervention of mindful eating in eating behavior. Methods: A bibliographic research in an electronic database was used. The data sources consulted were Lilacs and SciELO, using the descriptors: behavioral nutrition AND mindful eating; eating behavior AND mindful eating. Results: The research revealed that hunger, appetite and satiety are fundamental sensations in the regulation of eating behavior, guiding the decision to start and stop eating, thus promoting healthy changes in eating behavior. Conclusion: It is concluded that understanding the concept of eating behavior and the factors that regulate it is of great importance for health and quality of life, and in this context, mindful eating enables the development of autonomy and the conscious choice of food. food. And so, it helps to avoid eating disorders and the impulse to compensate feelings through food.