VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF TURKISH VERSION OF THE ADULT EATING BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE (AEBQ-TR) FOR ADULT PARTICIPANTS

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ-TR) for adults. Design: Hunot et al. (2016) developed the original questionnaire, which was modified and translated into the Turkish. On data collected from adults, construct validity was assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes. Pearson’s and Cronbach’s correlation coefficients were used to evaluate reliability and validity (P < 0·05). Setting: This research was carried out in Ankara, Turkey. Participants: A total of 311 adults from Ankara (148 men and 163 women) took part in the study. Seventy-two of these adults took the retest. Results: In this study, 311 adults with a mean age of 29.3±11.3 years participated. Factor loadings ranged from 0.404 to 0.907. In general, food approach and food avoidance scales showed a positive correlation within themselves. According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis and goodness-of-fit indicators are the seven-factor model showed a better model fit in the Turkish data (Chi-square/DF = 2.137, root mean error of approximation: 0.061, comparative fit index: 0.884, and normed fit index: 0.850). Higher BMI were associated with higher emotional over-eating, higher enjoyment of the food, lower Food Satiety and lower Emotional-Under Eating. Conclusions: The Turkish AEBQ is a valid and reliable tool for 20-65 year adults to determine appetitive properties related to the etiology of weight change and especially obesity risk. Besides, AEBQ testing is required for validation in early and late adulthood

An evaluation of food label reading habits of individuals working in hospitals

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine food label reading habits of individuals working in hospitals, and raise awareness about food label reading with the help of a data collection form prepared based on the topic. Material/Methods: The research was carried out with 336 people (76 males, 260 females) between the ages of 19-60 working in various hospitals in Ankara city. Results: In this work, we found that the mean age of participant was 32.85 +/- 8.34 years old and BMI was 23.37 +/- 4.02 kg/m(2). 53.9% of the individuals stated that the most influential factor to purchase a packaged food product was their own preference. It was determined that 44.6% of the individuals always read the label of a packaged food product. 36.9% stated that this information was always effective in purchasing, and 57.1% reported the information was occasionally influential. Conclusion: Food labels can help promote the awareness of consumers about nutrition, and access right information

Evaluation of Healthy Eating Index and Children's Diet Inflammatory Index according to asthma severity group

Abstract Background Diet may contribute to better asthma control in children by impacting the immune and inflammatory pathophysiology. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate differences in nutrient intake, Children’s Dietary Inflammatory Index (C-DII), and dietary quality according to asthma severity. Materials and methods Asthma severity, dietary inflammatory status, and diet quality were assessed in a sample of 202 children with asthma (55.6% males, aged 5–18 years) attending a pediatric allergy outpatient clinic. Asthma severity was evaluated according to the Global Initiative for Asthma criteria and categorized as mild, moderate, or severe. The Children’s Dietary Inflammatory Index (C-DII) and Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) were calculated based on information collected by the 24-h dietary recall method. Dietary quality was categorized as poor, moderate, or good diet according to HEI-2010. Results The mean age of the participants was 9.6 ± 3.2 years. Children with severe asthma were younger on average (p  0.05). Dietary quality was evaluated as moderate in 89.1% of the participants and also showed no difference based on asthma severity. Conclusions These findings suggest that inflammatory status and diet quality may not affect asthma severity in children, highlighting the influence of various genetic and environmental factors on the association between diet and asthma severity. More comprehensive and longitudinal studies are needed to investigate the mechanisms linking diet and asthma