Comparison of food consumption habits in adults by demographic characteristics

Food habits are one of the most complex aspects of human behavior. It is determined by more than one motive, directed and controlled by more than one stimulus. Some characteristics of a person determine his demographic structure. These characteristics that separate and also connect people and communities from each other are defined as gender, age, race, religion, social class, geography and family structure. Comparison of food consumption habits of adults according to demographics was not shown according to demographic information, and based on the results obtained, it is to make suggestions to those who have deficiencies and mistakes in eating habits. Healthy adults mean living a healthy old age and thus creating healthy societies. Especially, it is thought that adults are the source of nutritional problems. As a matter of fact, while adult parents play an important role in the correct eating habits of children, it is thought that the nutritional habits acquired in adulthood are also important in passing the old age period healthy. Therefore, it is thought that the positive and / or negative effects of variables such as age, gender, income, education level, place of residence on food consumption of adults are actually an important problem affecting the healthy eating behaviors of the whole society. Questionnaire technique, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The scales in the studies conducted by Özmetin (2006) and Çetin (2007) were used in the preparation of the questionnaire form. Thanks to these scales, the eating habits and behaviors of adults were measured. The population of the study consists of adults between the ages of 20-59 living in Turkey. Sampling was chosen in the study and 405 people were included in the study by convenience sampling method. The study consists of five chapters. In the first part, nutritional habits, food consumption and factors affecting food consumption habits are discussed. In the second part, food consumption in adults, nutritional behaviors, meals in adults A conceptual framework for consumption has been created. In the third part of the study, the problem of the research, the purpose and scope of the research, the importance of the research, the universe and sample of the research, the data collection method, pilot study, literature review, hypotheses, assumptions and the limitations of the study, and the findings obtained as a result of the data collected in the fourth part are mentioned. In the last section, research results are given.