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objective: to evaluate the association of body image (bi) with sexual maturation and symptoms of eating disorders among adolescents. methods: a total of 325 adolescent girls (11 to 14 years) from santa maria, rio grande do sul, brazil, were studied. a body silhouette scale and the eating attitude test (eat-26) were used. information about menarche were recorded. results: the prevalence of bi dissatisfaction was 75.8%, with 61.5% of the girls wishing to reduce body weight. the mean age at menarche was 11.5 years (sd = 0.99). a significant association was observed between bi and menarche (p %26lt; 0.001), age at menarche (p %26lt; 0.001), and symptoms of eating disorders (p %26lt; 0.001). conclusion: the presence of menarche and its occurrence at an early age causes adolescents show a greater desire to lose weight. in addition, girls wishing to be thinner are more likely to present symptoms of eating disorders.
