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Volume 8
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Obesity Diet 2018
November 29-30, 2018
Page 50
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November 29-30, 2018 Bali, Indonesia
International Conference on
Obesity and Diet Imbalance
Evaluation of adaptation of adults between 20-64 years old to Mediterranean diet
Nazli Nur Aslan, Ayşe Özfer Özçelik and Hülya Yardimci
Ankara University, Turkey
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t is known that nutrition, especially the Mediterranean diet, is important in the prevention and development of diseases.
The aim of this study is to assess the adaptation of adult individuals to the Mediterranean diet. This study was conducted
with 400 adult individuals in two cities of Central Anatolia in Turkey (Ankara and Konya). The data were collected with
a questionnaire consisting of general information, dietary habits of the participants and Mediterranean Diet Compliance
questions and evaluated with appropriate statistical analysis. 63.7% (n=255) of the participants included in the study were
female and 36.3% (n=145) of the participants were male. The mean age of the individuals was 28.9±11.0 years and 78.0% were
university graduates. 63.4% of the adults stated that they did not smoke and 84.0% stated that they did not consume alcoholic
beverages. When the nutritional habits of the individuals were examined, it was determined that 74.5% of them had three main
meals per day and the most frequently skipped meal was breakfast (66.8%). It was determined that 55.2% of the individuals
consumed sweetened beverages and 54.8% of the consumers consumed more than ≥3 sweetened beverages per week. The
median upper middle arm circumference of the individuals was 26.0 cm and the Body Mass Index (BMI) was 22.8 kg/m2.
Mean score of the Mediterranean Diet Compliance Scale of the participants was 7.1±1.9. 71.8% of the females and 59.3% of the
males had the medium diet score and the difference between the Mediterranean Diet Scale according to gender was statistically
significant (p<0.05). The frequency of consumption of sweetened beverages as increased, Mediterranean Diet score was found
to decrease significantly (p<0.05). BMI of those with a good diet score was lower than those with a bad diet score (p <0.05).
The inclusion of the Mediterranean diet in the planning of obesity nutrition therapy is expected to have a positive impact on
the development of body weight control strategies. Paying attention to the same cutting points in studies using Mediterranean
diet compliance scales will provide more accurate results when comparing the studies to be conducted.
Biography
Nazli Nur Aslan has completed her Master of Science degree from Ankara University, Turkey. She has published more than 5 papers in reputed journals. She is
currently studying at Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Dietetics as a Doctorate student.
nnaslan@ankara.edu.trNazli Nur Aslan et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 8, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C11-088