Nutrition and anthropometric assessment of individualshaving apprenticeship education in vocationaleducation center

This study was carried out to determine the nutritional habits and to determine body composition, to compare with the existing reference values in the literature and to reveal the physical structure of individuals by anthropometric methods aged 18-30 years who get apprenticeship education in Van Ali Paşa Vocational Techinque Education Center.. A total of 378 individuals, 261 male and 117 female, participated in the study. In total, 16 anthropometric measurements were taken. Data collected from individuals were analyzed in SSPS 20.0 package program. According to the findings of the study, the average height values of the male individuals are 169.69 cm and 158.68 c m, respectively. When the mean body weight average is examined, it is determined that the male individuals are 64.02 kg and the female individuals are 57.31 kg. The frequency of nutrient consumption of individuals is presented in tables. When the results were compared with other studies, it was concluded that the body weight and height of the individuals were lower than the other data. These conditions need to be improved when the nutritional status of the workers is considered, the effects of ergonomic compatibility of the working environment on their health and work performance in terms of biological and psychological aspects.