A day when you have the patience to lose weight and eat what you want to eat is often called “cheat day”. For this day it means returning to the previous diet after relieving accumulated stress by eating prohibited high-calorie foods. Cheat Day is attracting attention among men who want to build muscle and women who want to lose weight.
A new study found that in women, eating cheated meals in the past 12 months was associated with seven eating disorder behaviors. For men, the treacherous days were associated with behaviors such as binging, compulsive exercise, and fasting. “These findings are particularly important given the popularity of cheating by day eating on social media,” said Kyle Ganson, a professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, who is the first author of the article. There is a need, “he explained.
The researchers looked at data from the Canadian Adolescent Health Behavior Study for the period 2021-2022, which involved approximately 2,700 adolescents and young adults. The results showed that men were more likely to have a “cheating day” than women.
“Cheat days have been conceptualized and popularized in the male strength and fitness community,” said Professor Ganson. “As a result, men could use them strategically to promote muscle growth.” Likewise, among women, betrayal days can be used to prevent or reduce symptoms of binge eating and to alleviate cravings for forbidden foods.
All daily cheat meals included high calorie foods. However, there were significant differences in the types of cheat meals that men and women enjoyed. It was reported that men ate a high-protein diet, while women ate more dairy and “sweet” foods.
‘Clinical experts should be aware of the days of cheating, which are common among teenagers and young adults,’ said Professor Ganson.
The study was published in the Journal of Eating Disorders. The original title is “Characterization of Cheat Meals Between a National Sample of Canadian Teenagers and Young Adults”.
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