Examination of the nutrition habits and nutritional support products using of the individuals who go to the fitness centers in Diyarbakır province

EXAMINATION OF THE NUTRITION HABITS AND NUTRİTİONAL SUPPORT PRODUCTS USING OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO GO TO THE FITNESS CENTERS IN DİYARBAKIR PROVINCE While the development of technology has led an immobile life and an increase in health problems, it has significantly increased the needs of people to do sports and the number of gyms. Diyarbakır province was also affected by these developments. Approaches to food culture, nutritional habits and dietary support products may differ regionally. For these reasons, this study has been carried out with the conviction that it is academically important and will fill a gap. The purpose of this study is that individuals who go to fitness centers in Diyarbakır province; to examine their nutritional habits, food and liquid consumption before and after training and examination of nutritional supplement use. In this study, survey method was used in the general screening model. While the population of the study was represented by a total of 5369 individuals who were members of 10 different fitness centers operating in Diyarbakır in 2019, the sample was composed of totally 806 volunteers, 598 male and 208 female selected by simple randomized sampling among the members of the fitness center. As a data collection tool, the Personal Information Form prepared by the researcher and the Nutrition Habits and Support Product Usage survey developed by Yücel (2017) were used in the research. In statistical analysis of data; frequency analysis, Shapiro-Wilk and Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality tests, Pearson r and Spearman rho tests were applied and the meaningfulness level was accepted as p <0.05. In the end of the research; while the relationships between the consumption times before and after the training, the types of food consumed before and after the training, the liquid consumption before and after the training, and the attention to nutrition and the use of nutritional supplements were statistically meaningful, the relationship between the number of main meal and snacks was not found meaningful. As a result, it can be said that a significant portion of the individuals going to the gymnasiums are not fed enough and regularly and they use nutritional supplements without consulting a specialist. Key Words: Nutrient, Nutrition, Nutrition Supply Product, Fitness