Study on Eating Habits and Physical Activity Status in Turkey
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https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-5634.2013.02.04.4Keywords:
Nutrition, physical activity, obesityAbstract
The present study aimed to evaluate eating habits and physical activity status of Turkish population, and to determine nutritional changes. This study was conducted in 12 provinces of 11 regions of NUTS level 1 via a face-to-face interview using a pre-prepared questionnaire and included 1536 subjects aged >15 years with different socioeconomic statuses who eat out at least once in a month.
Of the subjects, 33.6% were overweight, 18.4% were obese and 48% had normal weight.
BMI
%
Overweight
33.6%
Obese
18.4%
Normal Weight
48.0%
The rates of subjects calculating calorie intake (8.4%) and reading nutrition facts label (29.1%) were increased with increasing BMI.
The most frequently consumed foods were bread, cheese and olive at breakfast, bread, soup, salad, yoghurt, and pilaf at lunch and toast, sandwiches, and Turkish bagels at snacks.
Breakfast
Average(Monthly)
Bread
25.8
Cheese
25.0
Olive
22.8
Lunch
Average(Monthly)
Bread
26.1
Salad
17.7
Soup
16.4
Yoghurt
10.4
Pilaf
9.6
Snack
%
Toast
33.4
Turkish Bagels
26.3
Sandwiches
25.8
The mean duration of meals was <30 min in 85.8% of the subjects.
Duration Of Meals
%
0-15 minutes
22.7
16-30 minutes
63.3
30 minutes and more
14.1
The most commonly consumed non-alcoholic beverages were tea (95.7%), coffee (58.7%), Turkish yoghurt drink (56.1%), and carbonated beverages (48.3%). Milk consumption was low (20.2%).
Non-alcoholic Beverages
%
Tea
95.7%
Coffee
58.7%
Turkish Yoghurt Drink
56.1%
Carbonated Beverages
48.3%
Milk
20.2%
Alcohol consumption rate was 26.6%. The rate of subjects doing sports was 14.8%, which decreased with increasing age and BMI. In Turkish population, eating habits continued to be traditional, eating awareness and the rate of sport activities were very low.
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