Browsing by Author "Yesilkaya, Burcu"

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Determination of Nutrition Knowledge Levels of Teachers Working in Edirne Center
(Mattioli 1885, 2021) Pehlivan, Merve; Pehlivan, Leyla Tevfikoglu; Yaldiz, Nihan; Yesilkaya, Burcu; Calim, Kiymet Pinar; Yazar, Kubra; Ibraims, Sezen
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the nutritional knowledge levels of teachers working in Edirne Center. Methods: A total of 389 teachers, 272 female (69.9%) and 117 male (30.1%) volunteers working at schools affiliated to the Republic of Turkish Ministry of National Education in Edirne Center and agreeing to participate in the study. The research data were collected by face-to-face interview method using a questionnaire form. The data of the research were evaluated using the SPSS 19.0 package program. Findings: The average age of teachers participating in the study was 42.67 +/- 8.76 years. Teachers' nutritional knowledge score average was 4.61 +/- 1.36. There was no significant relationship between teachers' age, gender, marital status, education, branch of study and body mass index (BMI) and their nutritional knowledge scores (p> 0.05). There was no statistically significant relationship between teachers' access to nutritional information source, food label reading knowledge, emphasizing healthy nutrition in their lessons giving nutritional advice to their students and nutritional behavior affects students' behavior (p> 0.05). There was a negative relationship between age and nutritional knowledge score, and it was significant at 0.09 level ( r = -0.093. p = 0.067). The relationship between the nutritional knowledge score and body mass index (BMI) was not found to be significant (p> 0.05). Result: In the study, the nutritional knowledge levels of teachers did not reach the expected goals for each teacher. The implementation of nutrition education programs and the frequent evaluation of the results of teachers, who shape the future and are role models for students, will lead future generations to gain healthy eating habits.
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Factors affecting food addiction in adult women: the effect of depression, body mass index, and body image
(Pontificia Universidade Catolica Campinas, 2021) Yesilkaya, Burcu; Ates Ozcan, Burcu
Objective Food addiction, an increasingly prevalent disorder, involves multiple physiological and psychological factors. It is often associated with obesity and psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to determine the main factors affecting food addiction in women. Methods In total, 383 adult women were evaluated using an anamnesis form to record participant demographic information and anthropometric measurements, along with the Yale Food Addiction Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and body perception scale. We created a model according to Beck Depression Inventory, body mass index, age, body perception scale, and marital status, which were thought to influence Yale Food Addiction Scale. Results Mean participant age was 30.13 +/- 10.84 years. Food addiction scores of the participants showed significant positive correlations with body weight, body mass index, and depression scores, and significant negative correlations with the body perception scale scores (p<0.05). The results revealed that the Yale Food Addiction Scale score is affected by the Beck Depression Inventory and body mass index. Increase in Beck Depression Inventory and body mass index increased the Yale Food Addiction Scale score by 0.054 and 0.076 units, respectively. Conclusion The main factors affecting emotional eating in women are coexistence of high scores of depression and high body mass index. It is determined that people can have depression, food addiction and obesity at the same time.
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Research of Nutritional Behaviour in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux
(Galenos Publ House, 2022) Akgoz, Hasan Fatih; Yesilkaya, Burcu
Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the migration of stomach contents to the lower part of the oesophagus, which is a physiological phenomenon that can usually be detected 10-15 times a day. It can occur after meals and during sleep. This study was conducted to investigate the nutritional behaviour of patients diagnosed as having GER disease (GERD). Methods: In this research, among patients who were admitted to the gastroenterology outpatient clinic in a training and research hospital in Istanbul between June and December 2019, 104 patients aged 18-65 and diagnosed as having GERD as the study group, and 104 individuals not diagnosed as having GERD as the control group were included. Results: Of both patient and control groups 49% were male and 51% were female. It was determined that those diagnosed as having the disease frequently experienced pyrosis and regurgitation with acidity. The average body mass index (BMI) of the patient group was 30.40 kg/m', and of the control group, it was 25.41 kg/m(2) (p<0.05). In this study, nutritional habits were assessed, and statistically significant variations were found in the number of meals, meal skipping, eating speeds, and food temperatures. It was determined that most people with GERD symptoms ate more chocolate, fatty foods, acidic foods, spicy foods, and sodas than the control group. It was found that most individuals diagnosed as having GERD were overweight and their physical activities were significantly lower than the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result, the improvement in feeding behaviour and reducing the BMI level to acceptable limits would minimize the incidence of GER