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Amaç: Günümüzde şeker yerine enerji içermeyen yapay tatlandırıcılar yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Ancak bilinenin aksine yapay tatlandırıcıların metabolizmayı çeşitli yönlerden etkilediği düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı sakarinin serum ghrelin düzeyi, iştah ve besin tüketimi üzerindeki etkilerini değerlendirmektir. Metod: Randomize, kontrollü ve çapraz olarak yapılan çalışmaya 20-29 yaşları arasında dokuz sağlıklı erkek katılmıştır. Her katılımcıya 300 ml su, 75 gram sakaroz içeren 300 ml su ve 240 miligram sakarin içeren 300 ml su verilmiştir. Başlangıç, 30., 60., 90., 120. ve 180. dakikalarda iştahı değerlendirmek için Görsel Analog Skala uygulanmış ve ghrelin analizi için kan örnekleri alınmıştır. Yüzsekseninci sonra katılımcılar ad libitum beslenmişler ve her uygulama günün sonuna kadar 24 saatlik diyet besin tüketim kaydı tutmuşlardır. Bulgular: Altmışıncı ve 120. dakikalarda sadece su ve sakarinli içeceklerde ortalama ghrelin düzeyi sükroz içeren içeceğe kıyasla daha yüksektir (p

Introduction: Food neophobia (FN) is an issue that can affect the food choices and nutritional status of individuals. Objective: This study aimed to determine FN levels of adults and to evaluate the nutritional habits and food consumption frequencies according to these levels. Materials and Methods: The study is cross-sectional and was conducted with 1681 volunteers aged between 20 and 64 years old. The data were obtained by face-to-face interview method using the general characteristics, a food consumption frequency form including 45 types of foods, questions related to eating habits (frequencies of the daily main meal, snack, skipping meal), and the Turkish Form Food Neophobia Scale (T-FNS). Individuals were divided into three groups neophilic, neutral, and neophobic according to their T-FNS scores. Results: Of the participants, 22.8% (n=384) were neophilic, 53.0% (n=890) were neutral, and 24.2% (n=407) were neophobic. The mean T-FNS scores were found to be statistically significantly different in groups gender (t=3.369, p=0.001), age (t=-3.408, p=0.001), educational status (F=8.699, p<0.001), marital status (t=-5.207, p<0.001), employment status (F=5.991, p<0.001), and presence of disease (t=3.467, p=0.001). Mean consumption of meat, egg, and legumes group in neophilics (176.14±96.58 g/day) compared to neutrals (160.30±96.48 g/day), fresh fruit consumption in neophobics (137.38±124.94 g/day) /day) compared to neutrals (107.51±101.57 g/day) were higher (F=4.018 p=0.018, and F=10.668 p=<0.001, respectively). Consumption of cream cheese, margarine, chocolate, fruit juice, and alcoholic beverages also differed between groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that FN may affect nutritional status. However, there is a necessity for large-scale studies investigating the relationship between FN and nutritional status.

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Aim: It was aimed to evaluate the daily intake of energy and nutrients to determine the nutritional status of individuals with disabilities. Subjects and Method: The study was carried out under the Disability Support Program in 8 special education, practice and rehabilitation centres in the city centre of [removed for blind peer review] as a cross-sectional study. The demographic characteristics and daily energy and nutrient intake levels of individuals with disabilities were questioned. Daily energy and nutrient intake levels were compared with recommendations. Results: It has been determined that disabled individuals in all age groups diverged negatively from the reference energy value and the rate of energy of carbohydrates was low, the rate of fat was high. Vitamin A was low in males in the 14-18 age group and high in females in the 19-30 age group. Vitamin B1 in 10-30 years old, folic acid was in ≥10 years of age were low in both genders. Calcium and magnesium were low in both genders in all age groups. Conclusion: It has been determined that disabled people were inadequate and unbalanced, and it was thought that periodic evaluation of nutritional status will play an important role in improving their health.

The current study aimed to establish validity and reliability of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) in 255 Turkish adolescents aged 11 to 18 years with and without type 1 diabetes and evaluate their health literacy with age, gender, and health status. The t values of items in the NVS were found to be statistically significant and the calculated Cronbach's α coefficient value indicated that the reliability is at a medium level; 7.5%, 42%, and 56.5% of adolescents had respectively inadequate, limited, and adequate health literacy. There is a negative relationship between the health literacy of adolescents with diabetes and their HbA1c (P < .05). This study confirms that the NVS is a valid and reliable tool for Turkish adolescents.