Tüketicilerin Besin Seçimi ve Beden Kütle İndeksleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
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2018-01Author
Çelik, Ferhan
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The aim of this study was to determine the
underlying motivations of food choices in normal weight and overweight/ obese
women who are employed in a university. In order to achieve this aim, food choice
motivations were compared between the groups. Volunteer individuals were
divided into two groups according to their body mass index (BMI) as normal weight
or overweight/ obese in the beginning of the study. Then astudy questionnaire
which contained sociodemographic characteristics, nutritional status, physical
activity status, food label reading habits and nutritional education status of the
individuals was carried out. The study was conducted on 100 volunteer women
whose ages were changing between 18 to 65 years old. 24 hours’ food and physical
activity history was recorded as well as height-weight measurements. A 36-item
Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ),to which validity and reliability had confirmed,
was used to determine the motivations for food choices. As a result, natural
content, sensory appeal and health are the important motivational food choice
factors for all participants.Price was the least important factor in food choice. When
we analyzed into groups, sensory appeal, natural content and health were the most
important motivational factors for normal weight women in food choices. For
overweight/obese women it was natural content, sensory appeal and health were
the most important factors. Natural content, weight control, health and ethical
concern scores were significantly higher in overweight/ obese women than normal
weight women(P<0,05). There were also statistically significant differences in
physical activity status and nutritional status between BMI groups (P<0,05). In
conclusion, food choice is a multifactorial and complex process and according to our
results, some of the subgroups’ of FCQ is influenced by BMI.