Redes sociales y conducta alimentaria de adolescentes de 14 a 19 años que asisten a los gimnasios del sector norte de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el periodo octubre 2020 - enero 2021.

Abstract

The research on heating behavior and the influence of social networks on the body image of adolescents in the city of Guayaquil-Ecuador, aimed to determine the frequency of the use of social network and its influence on the eating behavior of adolescents age 14 to 19 who attend gyms in the northern sector of the city of Guayaquil in the period October 2020 to January 2021 , using a Non-experimental design methodology, of a cross-sectional type and under the correlational and descriptive method, a young study population was used, of adolescents between 14 and 19 years old, who attended two gyms Taurus Gym and Nova Gym, with a non-probabilistic sample based on in a casual sampling of 228 women who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and applying the finding Observation procedure as a research instrument, it was found that 85.5% of the respondents stated that they feel social pressure because of their physical appearance, as well as a reference of beauty and that 87.7% of all respondents indicated that they felt judged by their body, in addition that only 9.2% of young people know about dietary treatments and 19.7% about eating disorders, which explains how 16.7% of adolescents have control with a nutritionist, which explains the influence between social networks and the development of eating disorders.