Perception of body image and health of graduate student in Physical Education of Unoesc Campus de Joaçaba, SC

• Main Authors: Leodiberto Ricardo Grigollo, Rudy José Nodari Júnior, Felipe Lange, Thiago Quioca
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina 2010-01-01
• Series: Evidência
• Subjects: Body composition; Body image; University.
• Online Access: http://editora.unoesc.edu.br/index.php/evidencia/article/view/1158/pdf_254

The overweight and underweight or concern with this factors may bring various problems of physical and mental health to individuals, reducing quality of life. This research aims to analyze the perception of body image and health of graduate student in Physical Education of Unoesc Campus Joaçaba. The sample consisted of 100 undergradutes of which were collected data on body image and health. The results showed that the students are mostly fat percentage right for health (78.00%). It can be concluded that most individuals (72%) were dissatisfied with their body image, from which 47% have the desire to reduce the size of the profile.