Evaluating eating attitudes of university students learning in health sciences with nutritional habits

This study was planned and carried out in order to examine the eating habits and eating attitudes of the university students studying at Haliç University Faculty of Health Sciences. The study was conducted with a total of 188 volunteer students, 5.3% male and 94.7% female, ranging in age from 18 to 22. As a data collection tool; The form containing demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurement information, the questionnaire questioning eating habits and retrospective 24-hour food consumption record were used. To examine the nutritional attitudes of the participants, the Short Form of Eating Attitude Test (YTT-26), REZZY (SCOFF) Eating Disorders Scale and Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (DİA) were used. 68.1% of the participants were of normal weight according to their BMI groups. 98% of the participants pay attention to their food selection to be delicious. It was determined that 46.8% of the participants consumed less than three meals, 58% sometimes skipped meals, the most frequently skipped meal was lunch with 51.5%, 50.9% skipped meals because they did not want to eat, and 59.1% made the afternoon snack. It was found that 54.3% of the participants were worried about getting fat, 2.65% used laxatives to lose weight, and 44.7% sometimes paid attention to the calories of nutrients. It has been determined that 25% of the participants do regular activities, 23.9% smoke and 26.6% use alcohol. It was determined that 18.6% of the participants had a risk of eating disorders by scoring 20 or above on the YTT-26 scale, and 35.1% had an eating disorder risk by scoring 2 or above on the REZZY (SCOFF) scale. It was determined that women's scores were higher than men in the "Social Pressure" subdivision of the YTT-26 scale (p<0,01). Students who were fat compared to BMI groups on the REZZY scale were found to have a higher score than students who were underweight (p<0,001). According to TÜBER recommendations, it was determined that 77.1% of men's energy requirements met 102.6% of women, 132.6% of men's protein requirements were 152.8% of women. It was found that the percentage of vitamin C satisfaction was 75.4% in men and 122.9% in women, and the percentage of magnesium satisfaction was 69.7% in men and 93.3% in women.