BACKGROUND: Social isolation required by the pandemic has led to some changes in individuals’ eating and lifestyle habits. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the change in nutrition and lifestyle habits of Turkish people during the COVID-19 outbreak and investigate the effects of individuals’ attitudes to healthy eating on this change. METHOD: At the beginning of the pandemic, individuals over the age of 18 participated in this cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire. Demographic information (age, gender, education level, place of residence and occupation), anthropometric data (reported weight and height); nutritional behavior information (number of meals per day, changes in consumption of various foods, use of nutritional supplements, etc.) and changes in lifestyle habits were requested from the participations. In addition, the Healthy Nutrition Attitude Scale (ASHN) was used to determine the healthy eating attitudes of the participants. RESULTS: A total of 432 volunteers participated in the study. It was revealed that body weight increased in 38.0%of the participants and activity level decreased in 73.1%of them during the initial stage of the pandemic. Nevertheless, 44.7%of participants reported increased sleep time, 77.8%reported increased social media use, and 66.7%reported increased stress and anxiety. It was found that the most commonly used nutritional supplements during this period were vitamin C, vitamin D and multivitamin complex. Women have significantly higher ASHN scores compared to men (p < 0.001). The total ASHN scores of those whose body weight did not change and those who increased their activity level were found to be significantly higher. It was determined that as the age and education level increased, the healthy eating attitude increased. CONCLUSION: In this study, findings regarding the negative effects of the Covid 19 quarantine on the nutrition and lifestyle of the Turkish people are presented. However, those with a positive attitude toward healthy eating were observed to have better weight control and eating habits and stress management during the pandemic. Therefore, it is thought that the dissemination of healthy eating attitudes in society may contribute to the maintenance of physical and mental health in the event of a pandemic.
Purpose. This study aims to examine the relationship between physical activity, eating attitude, and bigorexia nervosa among university students. Method. A questionnaire form consisting of sociodemographic characteristics, eating habits, the Eating Attitude Scale (EAT-40), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale (MASS) was conducted on undergraduate students at Üsküdar University. Results. There were 1006 students who participated in this study with a mean age of 22.58 ± 2.87 years. The median “muscle appearance satisfaction” score of the obese students was statistically higher than the normal weight and underweight students. The median score for “Obesity Anxiety” was statistically higher in underweight students than in obese ones. A one-unit increase in IPAQ scores was related to an elevation of 24.9% in the MASS and a decrease of 17.9% in the EAT-40 scores, while a one-unit increase in MASS scores was related to a reduction of 12.5% in the EAT-40 scores. Conclusion. Eating attitude is associated with bigorexia nervosa, and as MASS scores increase, EAT-40 scores decrease and as IPAQ scores increase, and EAT-40 scores decrease. In other words, as physical activity increases, muscle strength satisfaction elevates, and in parallel with this increase, a positive eating attitude improves.
Background: Emotion regulation challenges may be a general risk factor for disordered eating habits, and particularly during the university period, which entails processes such as young people moving away from their families and adjusting to new environments. This study examined the effect of difficulty in emotion regulation on eating attitudes and body mass index (BMI) in university students. Methods: A questionnaire form including questions about sociodemographic characteristics, questions about eating habits, the Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16), and the Eating Attitudes Test-40 (EAT-40) was administered to 750 undergraduate students at Üsküdar University. Data were analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics 26. Results: Of the 750 students participating in this study, 47% were male and 53% were female. The average BMI of the students was 22.43 (20.44-24.80) kg/m 2 . There was a statistically significant positive and very weak correlation (s = 0.179; p < 0.001) between DERS-16 scores and BMI values, and an increase of 18% was found in DERS-16 scores as BMI values increased. There was also a statistically significant and very weak correlation (s = 0.174; p < 0.001) between the students' EAT-40 scores and BMI values, and an increase of 17% was found in EAT-40 scores as students' BMI values increased. Students' BMI values were significantly correlated with DERS-16 scores (R 2 = 0.033; F = 25.324; p < 0.001) and a one-point increase in the DERS-16 score resulted in a 4% increase in BMI. It was found that as the DERS-16 total score increased, there was a decrease in obesity anxiety, preoccupation with thinness and EAT-40 Total score (respectively 10.9%, 14.4%, 7.3%). Conclusions: Difficulties in emotion regulation may be correlated with BMI and eating attitude.
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