Effect of breakfast options containing different rates of protein and oatmeal on satiety, body mass index (bmi) and body fat percentage during the day in the individuals under weight control

In this work, starting the day with breakfast options that include different protein and oatmeal rates for a total of 146 men 20 and women 126 with age range of 18-55 who applied to Istanbul Ataşehir Avicenna Hospital Nutrition and Diet Department was conducted between March and December 2017 in order to determine the effects on satiety status, body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage in individuals during the day. A questionnaire consisting of 30 questions was prepared by using the literature and similar studies by the researcher. Questionnaire applied to obtain personal information, eating habits, breakfast preferences (with protein and / or oatmeal), BMI status, satiety status during the day, and 2-week food consumption record. Daily energy and nutrients were analyzed using "Computer Aided Nutrition Program for Turkey, Nutrition Package Information Systems Program (BEBIS 6.1)". The data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics 23 program. At the end of study; body mass index (BMI) distributions of the participants in the study were statistically significant (p<0.001). It was found that women had more regular breakfast than men and found statistically significant (p<0.05). It was found that men preferred breakfast with protein more than women and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between breakfast type preferences and anthropometric measurements (p>0,05). As a result, a more detailed examination could be done to show the effect of breakfast types on satiety during the day or the effect of protein-based breakfast and oatmeal-based breakfast types on weight control.