Turkish adolescents’ adherence to the mediterranean diet

YARDIMCI H., Ozdogan Y., ÖZÇELİK A. Ö., Hovland E. D.

Anthropologist, cilt.25, sa.1-2, ss.174-179, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1-2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09720073.2016.11892103
  • Dergi Adı: Anthropologist
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Index Islamicus, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.174-179
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: BMI, Diet, Health, Nutrition
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© Kamla-Raj 2016.This study aims to examine nutritional status and KIDMED of adolescents, and to determine their relation with some parameters. The study sample included a total of 497 students selected from high schools. Of the participants, 52.5 percent were females (n=261) and 47.5 percent were males (n=236). To determine the KIDMED index of adolescents, the independent t-test was used for gender. One-way ANOVA was used for the variables of age and Body Mass Index (BMI). The adolescents’ average score for KIDMED was 4.65±2.38. Of them, thirty-one percent had “poor” diet quality (≤3), 58.4 percent had “average” diet quality (4-7) and 10.6 percent had “good” diet quality (≥8). MedDiet is effective in providing a healthy life. It is important that governmental policies encourage people to follow this diet to prevent future health problems.