DISMORFIA MUSCULAR EM HOMENS NÃO ATLETAS PRATICANTES DE TREINAMENTO RESISTIDO: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA

Abstract

Since adolescence, boys desire a more muscular body. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of muscle dysmorphia in non-athletes males who practice strength exercise. We analyzed the titles and abstracts in the databases Web of Science, BVS and PubMed using the following terms: muscle dysmorphia OR bigorexia. Of the total of 22 articles selected for reading only four were used in this study because showed prevalence of dysmorphia muscle in non-athletes males who practice strength exercise. The values of prevalence ranged from 10 % to 54 %, depending on the evaluation criteria and sample characteristics. The values of prevalence were considered high because is a sample of non-athletes males, and may also be underestimated due to the limitations of the diagnostic methods.

Keywords

• Body image
• Exercise
• Eating disorders
• Health