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This study aimed to assess the relationship between adolescents\u2019 nutritional knowledge, emotional regulation, media influence, and eating behaviors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 among 120 students aged 15\u201317 attending W. Reymont Secondary School No. II in Ostr\u00f3w Wielkopolski, Poland. Participants completed a custom-designed, paper-based questionnaire consisting of 30 single-choice questions and demographic items. The instrument assessed knowledge of eating disorders, body satisfaction, social media impact, and the emotional determinants of food choices. The tool was developed with expert input but has not undergone formal psychometric validation. While many adolescents demonstrated basic nutritional knowledge\u2014such as awareness of BMI norms and food group distribution\u2014they often failed to apply this knowledge to their dietary behaviors. Results: Significant gender differences were observed: girls were more likely to restrict food intake, report emotional eating, and engage in slimming behaviors, while boys were less emotionally reactive and less influenced by social media. Most participants reported eating one meal daily with family but rarely discussed nutrition at home. Emotional involvement in eating, particularly among girls, emerged as a key factor, more influential than social media in shaping dietary behaviors. Conclusions: The findings highlight a clear gap between nutritional knowledge and actual behavior among adolescents, driven in part by emotional dysregulation and body image concerns. School-based interventions should incorporate not only nutritional education but also emotional regulation strategies and media literacy to effectively support healthy eating behaviors in youth.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu17121994","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,13]],"date-time":"2025-06-13T09:51:24Z","timestamp":1749808284000},"page":"1994","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Awareness of Eating Disorders, Nutritional Knowledge, and Emotionally Driven Eating Among Polish Adolescents Aged 15\u201317\u2014A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Marlena","family":"Zi\u0119ba","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Kalisz, Wojciecha Bogus\u0142awskiego Square 2, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4193-614X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Jasku\u0142a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Kalisz, Wojciecha Bogus\u0142awskiego Square 2, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6182-0211","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sabina","family":"Lachowicz-Wi\u015bniewska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Kalisz, Wojciecha Bogus\u0142awskiego Square 2, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"2640","article-title":"Relationship between food preferences and eating habits during the COVID-19 pandemic among Polish adolescents (PLACE-19 Study)","volume":"13","author":"Skolmowska","year":"2021","journal-title":"Nutrients"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Wawrzyniak, A., Myszkowska-Ryciak, J., Harton, A., Lange, E., Laskowski, W., Hamulka, J., and Gajewska, D. 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