Background
Intuitive eating is the kind of eating pattern could be expressed as keeping a solid link between human body and its inside signs for hunger/satiety. This approach allows us to understand and listen to our body when it comes to food choices and improves eating behaviours.
Aim
To determine the intuitive eating score among students of Jordanian universities.
Methods
Cross-sectional survey; targets students in Jordanian (public & private) universities. Intuitive eating was measured by the “twenty-three-item Intuitive-Eating Scale-2”, (IES-2). IES-2 counts the respondents’ capability to trust body's inside hunger/satiety signals while choosing the food items they will eat to determine their intuitive eating (IE) score. The students were informed through a survey on every item to determine the best answer that best describes their eating attitudes or behaviours.
Results
There were 431 students from Jordanian public and private universities. Both groups’ Intuitive Eating Scale (IES) scores were neutral. Neither males nor females scored higher than four on the IES-2. However, male respondents’ results indicated a higher score than female respondents’ since female respondents’ results had a 3.5 score while males had a 3.67 score.
Conclusions
The results showed that all male and female respondents indicated a neutral total IES score. More studies are needed to discover if intuitive eating influences weight control behaviours and body mass index. Intuitive eating behaviour may be a better and healthier alternative to traditional diets. Individuals who eat intuitively build a stronger connection with themselves towards food.
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