Evaluation of the relationship between insulin and vitamin d levels with nutritional habits and emotional status of obese individual

The aim of this study was to evaluate evaluation of insulin and vitamin D levels of individuals with Body Mass Index (BMI)<25 and BMI≥25, examination of nutritional habits and evaluation of their relationship with mood. The study was completed with between December 2019 and February 2020, 170 people, 121 female and 49 male, aged 19-65 years, who were admitted to Dyt. Sevil Dilara Günaldı Nutrition and Diet Consultancy. Pregnant women and women planning pregnancy were excluded from the study. The participants were informed by the researcher; Food Consumption Frequency Form, Eating Attitude Test, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Short Form) and Boratav Depression Screening Scale-Bordep were applied to question the general characteristics and eating habits. The mean age of the participants was 34.96±9.61 years and 88.8% have chronic diseases. It was determined that 23.2% of the participants regularly used medication and 77.3% took vitamin D supplements. While 45.3% of the individuals have normal body weight, 29.4% are slightly obese. Median values of daily energy intake; It was found to be 1610.91 kcal in individuals with BMI<25 and 1808.46 kcal in individuals with BMI≥25, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). Individuals in the BMI≥25 group were found to have higher energy, macro and micronutrient intakes with daily diet than those in the BMI<25 group. All individuals take folic acid below the recommended daily diet; On the other hand, it was determined that only individuals in the BMI<25 group received less than the recommended thiamine. 2.4% of the participants are at risk in terms of eating attitude score and 58.8% are at risk in terms of mood disorder; It was determined that 61.8% of them were minimum active. It was determined that 58.8% of the individuals had Bordepta score of 5 and above, indicating the risk of mood disorders, and these results were not statistically significant in terms of BMI groups (p>0.05). However, when evaluated in terms of frequency, the results were found to be significant. Between the eating attitude and mood levels of the participants; between mood levels and physical activity levels; It was found that there is a significant relationship between physical activity levels and eating attitude. In conclusion, this study shows that individuals should be evaluated and followed up in terms of insulin and vitamin D levels, nutritional habits and mood levels in body weight management. These results should be supported with new studies.