The relationship of eating awareness with body mass index in individuals going to A sports club

In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between mindfull eating and Body Mass Index (BMI) in participants who go to sports clubs. Data were collected from individuals between the ages of 18-45 who went to Istanbul Göztepe Academy Sports Club by face-to-face interview method. In addition to demographic information, data were obtained using the Mindfull Eating Questionnaire (MEQ)-30. 538 participants, 281 women and 257 men, participated in the study. When the MEQ-30 scores of the participants were examined according to gender, no significant difference was found between the genders in the total score, disinhibition, focus and awareness subscales. Emotional eating and interference were found to be lower in females, while eating control and eating discipline were lower in male participants. Disinhibition and emotional eating scores were found to increase with increasing age. When the MEQ-30 total scores of the participants are analyzed according to the BMI ranges, it is seen that the MEQ-30 results decrease as the BMI value increases. A weak negative correlation was found between MEQ-30 total scores and BMI values. While inhibition, focus, eating discipline, awareness and interference subscale scores were not affected by BMI, emotional eating problem was found to be higher in obese individuals compared to normal weight individuals.In our study, in which individuals who continue to do sports constitute the study population, a relationship was found between lower BMI and eating awareness.