Abstract
Purpose We investigated the relationship between eating
behavior measured by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire
(DEBQ) and perception of body shape, examining
the current physical status and ‘ideal’ physical
parameters in females and males.
Methods The participants, 548 Japanese university students
(age 19.2 ± 0.9 years, mean ± SD; 252 males, 296
females), completed a questionnaire which asked for their
current physical status (e.g., weight and height), their
ideal physical parameters, their perception of their current