Body Weight Perception and Eating Attitudes Among Polish Midwives with Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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Body Weight Perception and Eating Attitudes Among Polish Midwives with Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study. [AUT.] ŁOPATKIEWICZ ALEKSANDRA, BARBARSKA OLGA, KIERSNOWSKA IWONA, GUZAK BEATA, KRZYCH-FAŁTA EDYTA. Nutrients. DOI: 10.3390/nu18010144
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Rok:2026
Język:angielski
Charakter formalny:Artykuł w czasopismie
Typ MNiSW/MEiN:inne

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Background: Midwives, despite their health-promoting role, face factors that may disrupt eating behaviours and weight regulation. Little is known about their body weight perception or disordered eating attitudes (DEAs). This study assessed body weight perception and eating attitudes across BMI categories among Polish midwives. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 568 midwives was conducted. BMI was calculated from self-reported measures and classified according to WHO criteria. Body weight perception was assessed using discrepancies between actual and ideal body weight and between self-perceived ideal body weight and ideal body weight. Long-term weight variability was additionally evaluated using the difference between maximum and minimum adult body weight. Eating attitudes were examined using the Polish version of the EAT-26. Group differences were analysed with the Kruskal–Wallis and χ2 tests. Results: Among the participants, 62.9% had normal weight, 23.4% were overweight, and 13.7% were obese. Perceived ideal body weight increased with BMI (p < 0.001). Midwives with overweight and obesity demonstrated higher EAT-26 scores than those with normal BMI, with EAT-26 > 20 observed in 8.3% of overweight and 14.1% of obese participants (p = 0.010). Overweight and obese midwives also showed larger discrepancies between actual and ideal body weight and greater lifetime weight variability, and these groups simultaneously presented higher levels of disturbed eating attitudes. Emotional eating, binge-type episodes, and dieting behaviours were more common among overweight and obese participants, while calorie awareness remained consistently high across groups. Conclusions: Midwives with excess body weight often misperceive their body size and show an elevated risk of DEA. Weight perception appears more strongly related to maladaptive eating patterns than BMI alone. These findings highlight the need for targeted, non-stigmatising interventions addressing weight perception, eating attitudes, and occupational stressors, which may support both midwives’ well-being and their professional effectiveness in delivering nutrition and lifestyle counselling.

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ISSN: 2072-6643
BPP ID: (6, 8393) wydawnictwo ciągłe #8393

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Rekord utworzony:18 czerwca 2026 21:35
Ostatnia aktualizacja:18 czerwca 2026 21:35