Introduction:

Nutrition students, due to the demands of the environment, are part of a risk group in terms of eating behavior diseases, so they may present alterations in their lifestyle and impact on their nutritional status.

Objective:

to identify the risk of eating behavior disorders (ED), lifestyle and nutritional status of students of the Nutrition career from the Chemistry School of the National University of Asunción during the months of November and December of 2021.

Methods:

Cross-sectional descriptive observational study conducted in 55 students, through a non-probabilistic sampling of consecutive cases; the risk of eating disorders was assessed through the Eating Attitudes Test - 26 (EAT-26), the lifestyle through the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) questionnaire and, the nutritional status from anthropometric data of weight and height and the subsequent calculation of the Body Mass Index (BMI).

Results:

76% of the sample corresponded to the female sex, with an average age of 21.8±2.1 years; 20% of the students were at risk of eating behavior disorders. According to the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, 76.36% presented a regular lifestyle; according to the Body Mass Index, 70.91% of the students were of normal weight and 25.45% were overweight.

Conclusion:

Nutrition students presented risk of eating disorders in lower proportion, but in agreement with studies that show higher prevalence in future nutritionists than in students of non-health related careers, together with a normal nutritional status and regular lifestyle for the most part.

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