Prevalence of behaviors associated with binge eating disorder (BED) in nutrition students during remote and in-person teaching

• Signs of binge eating disorder (BED) were observed exclusively among female nutrition students. • BED-related behaviors differed between remote and face-to-face teaching contexts. • Weight variation could be associated with signs of BED. Nutrition students are more prone to Binge Eating Disorder (BED), due to aesthetic pressures and extensive knowledge about food. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted signs of BED. This study aims to assess the prevalence of BED symptoms in nutrition students during remote (1 st stage) and in-person learning (2 nd stage). This is a cross-sectional study with a sample formed by students from 29(1 st stage) and 24(2 nd stage) undergraduate nutrition programs in public and private institutions in one city. Data were collected online using the Binge Eating Scale (BES) questionnaire and nutritional and sociodemographic characteristics. Descriptive and comparative analyses were conducted using SPSS v21.0 (p