Determining the relationship between nutritional status and quality of life for obese women over 30 years old who made an appointment for Istanbul/Güngören Family Education Center

Purpose of this document is to identify the connection between nutrition habits and life quality of the female individuals over 30 who have obesity. Data has been collected in İstanbul Güngören Aile Danışmanlık ve Eğitim Merkezi. 50 obesity women who applied to İstanbul Aile Danışmanlık ve Eğitim Merkezi in Güngören, answers have been analysed in the coverage of this research. Study consisit of 2 parts, first conceptual explanation and in second part praxis has been done. Conceptual part contains, nutrition and importance of nutrition, general overview on obesity concept, measurement method of obesity, development and distribution and life quality, the factor that have impact on life quality and the impact of nutrition on life quality. In this study, frequency of food consumption of individuals are analysed, as a result it found out that consumption of white bread and meat are higher than standard however consumption of fish and legume are lower. As specific variables, the sub component points of inviduals's life quality was investigated with scale of SF-36 life quality in working.This is a form which includes 8 variables and comprise of 36 items. Result was arrived that, if BKI is increasing, life quality isn't increasing. In study, it also analysed the life quality subcomponents according to particular variables. No relation between life quality and BMI classification, alcohol consumption and frequency of nutrition, however smoking, skipping meals, and white bread consumption showed significant relation with the life quality subcomponents. Therefore, this study brought a benefit in order to improve the impact of nutrition in quality of life.