出版社：Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
摘要：Since adolescence, boys desire a more muscular body. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of muscle dysmorphia in non-athletes males who practice strength exercise. We analyzed the titles and abstracts in the databases Web of Science, BVS and PubMed using the following terms: muscle dysmorphia OR bigorexia. Of the total of 22 articles selected for reading only four were used in this study because showed prevalence of dysmorphia muscle in non-athletes males who practice strength exercise. The values of prevalence ranged from 10 % to 54 %, depending on the evaluation criteria and sample characteristics. The values of prevalence were considered high because is a sample of non-athletes males, and may also be underestimated due to the limitations of the diagnostic methods. Key words: Body image, Exercise, Eating disorders, Health.
