DIGITAL AND FOOD ADDICTION AND EATING INDEX HEALTHY IN COLLEGE YOUNG ADULTS

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Today there are two phenomena that are of interest, digital addiction and food addiction. There is a likelihood that these factors will negatively influence the healthy eating index. METHODOLOGY: The design used was correlational and transversal. The population of interest was made up of 845 young adults, the sample was 282 people selected randomly and by clusters. The healthy eating index was evaluated through the Mexican Alternative Healthy Eating Index, the Food Consumption Frequency of Adolescents and Adults questionnaire, the Yale Food Addiction Scale and the Social Network Effects on Behavior Scale. Food. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS software. RESULTS: 80,9% of the sample are women. The time spent using social networks and digital platforms showed an average of 9,21 hours per day. 39,4% with high body weight. A positive and significant association was detected between food addiction and digital addiction (U= 452, p< 0,001) and a negative association between food addiction and the healthy eating index (U= 192, p< 0,001). CONCLUSION: The research contributes to understanding the relationship between digital addiction and food addiction; in addition to the relationship between these factors and the healthy eating index. This evidence can serve as a basis for the development of nursing interventions and opens a new area of research.