Nutritional status, eating attitudes and behaviors and affecting factors of adult individuals admitted to Turgut Özal Medical Center nutrition and dietary outpatient clinic

Aim: Turgut Özal Medical Center investigates the nutritional habits, eating attitudes and behaviors of adult individuals who apply to the Nutrition and Dietary Outpatient Clinic and the factors affecting them using the eating attitude test scale. Material and Method: It was performed on 222 female and 88 male adult individuals who applied to the Nutrition and Dietary Outpatient Clinic of Turgut Özal Medical Center. Questionnaire questions including sociodemographic characteristics, eating habits, anthropometric measurements and Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40) scale were directed to individuals. SPSS-22 program was used to analyze the data. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, mann whitney U test, logistic regression analysis, chi-square test and post hoc bonferroni corrected chi-square test, kruskal wallis and post hoc test were used in the evaluation of the research data. Results: 71.6% of the individuals participating in the research are women, 28.4% are men and the average age of the individuals is 36.3 ± 13.4 years. 52.2% of the individuals are obese, 24.8% are overweight and the average BMI is 31.5 ± 8.7. 58.7% of the individuals participating in the research consume three main meals a day. 42.6% of individuals skip meals. It was found that 16.1% of the individuals who were found to miss meals skipped the morning meal and 24.2% skipped lunch. The rate of those who do not consume any snacks is 23.9%. Participants stated that they consume 22.9% cake-biscuits and 38.4% vegetables and fruits during the snack. Gender, BMI, dieting, body perception affect the eating attitude of individuals. There is no significant relationship between age, physical activity, educational status, economic status, marital status, smoking, disease prevalence and eating attitudes. Conclusion: The eating disorder rate of the individuals participating in the research is 25.2%. Eating behavior disorder was seen at a high rate in obese individuals. It is recommended to question the factors affecting obesity and eating disorders in individuals and to find solutions. Key Words: Nutrition, diet, eating attitude and behavior.