Ramazanda ve Tatil Dönemlerinde Egzersiz Yapan ve Yapmayan Bireylerin Antropometrik Ölçümlerindeki Değişimlerin Saptanması
Özet
Tutumlu, H. Effects of Ramadan and Holiday Season on Anthropometric Measurements of Exercising and Non-Exercising Individuals. Hacettepe University, Health Sciences Institute, Nutrition Sciences Program, Master Thesis, Ankara, 2017. The purpose of this study is to determinethe changes in nutrient consumption during the holiday season, and to assess the changes in body weight, body composition and blood pressure of exercising and non-exercising individuals at the end of this season.In United States of America the holiday season is the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. In Turkey, the holiday season is defined as the period between the Feast of Ramadan and the Feast of Sacrifice.A total of 30 individuals who regularly exercise and 33 individuals who do not exercise participated in the study.In this study, 3-day food consumption records were taken from the participants five times; before holiday season, before Ramadan, during Ramadan, during Ramadan Feast, after Ramadan Feast and during Eid al-Adha period.The anthropometric measurements of the participants were measured before and after the holidays. The first measurement was taken before the Ramadan period and the second measurement was taken after the Eid al-Adha. Physical activity was recorded in the pre-Ramadan period, once for non-exercising participants, and twice for exercising participants, on exercise and rest days.Non-exercising participants had an increase on body weight (0.61 kg; p=0.005), Body Mass Index (BMI) (0.22 kg / m2; p=0.008), fat (%0.9; p<0.001), systolic blood pressure (1.18 mmHg; p=0.05) and a decrease in muscle rate (%0.5; p<0.001). These changes were statistically significant. There were no statistically significant changes in anthropometric measurements of exercising participants during the holiday season.Holiday seasons are periods when individuals are more likely to gain weight. Changing the eating habits of these periods and improving physical activity must be understood and made into a lifestyle. The importance of changing the eating habits and improving physical activity in these periods must be understood and made into a lifestyle.
Key words: Holiday season, Eid, Exercise, Ramadan