Browsing by Author "Yilmaz, Hande Ongun"

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The effect of nutrition education given to healthcare professionals on orthorexia nervosa
(Mattioli 1885, 2021) Dalga, Derya; Yilmaz, Hande Ongun
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of nutritional education given to healthcare professionals on Orthorexia Nervosa. Methods: Within the scope of the study, 111 volunteer health professional working in a private health institution received nutrition education. Before the education, the questionnaire form and ORTO-15 scale were applied to the participants by face-to-face interview technique, and their anthropometric measurements were taken by the researcher. ORTO-15 scale was applied again after the education. Results: Of the individuals who participated in the study, 75.7% were female, 24.3% were male and the mean age was 32.75 +/- 10.37 years. The mean BMI of the participants was 24.94 +/- 4.03 kg/m2, and the mean BMI of males was significantly higher compared to females (p<0.05). While the mean ORTO-15 score before the education was 37.35 +/- 3.62, it increased to 42.51 +/- 4.01 after the education (p<0.001). According to the pre-education ORTO-15 scores of the participants, 11.7% of them had orthorexia, and this rate was only 0.9% after the education. Conclusion: At the end of the study, it was determined that providing nutrition education to healthcare professional had a positive effect on them in terms of overcoming orthorexia. Nutritionists should give nutrition education with wide participation that includes different groups to decrease the tendency towards orthorexic behaviors in society.
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Evaluation of The Effects of Raisins and Hazelnuts Added To the Diet on Lipid Profiles and Anthropometric Measurements in Women with Hyperlipidemia
(Bezmialem Vakif Univ, 2019) Yilmaz, Hande Ongun; Ozyildirim, Bedia
Objective: The positive effects of nuts and grape products on lipid profiles have been proved by epidemiological and clinical studies. However, studies investigating the effect of raisins on lipid profiles are limited. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of consuming a cardioprotective control diet, and the cardioprotective diet containing either raisins, hazelnuts, or a combination of raisins and hazelnuts in hyperlipidemic obese women in terms of lipid profiles and anthropometric measurements. Methods: Thirty-seven hyperlipidemic obese women were involved in a parallel controlled randomized clinical trial. Participants were randomly divided into four groups. The control group consumed a cardioprotective diet for six weeks while the other participants consumed 50 g/day hazelnut, 50 g/day raisins or 50 g/day hazelnut +50 g/day raisins in a cardioprotective diet. Blood lipids, blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and anthropometric measurements were measured at the beginning and at the end of the study. Results: There was not any significant difference between groups in terms of lipid profiles, blood glucose, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements (all p>0.05). Compared with initial measurements, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and body mass index levels decreased statistically significantly (all p<0.05) in all groups at the end of the study. Conclusion: Because of the improvement on lipid profile and anthropometric measurements in four groups at the end of the study, it was concluded that consumption of hazelnut, raisins or combination of hazelnut andraisins can be recommended to hyperlipidemic individuals in addition to an appropriate diet program.
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Evaluation of the nutritional status, compliance with the Mediterranean diet, physical activity levels, and obesity prejudices of adolescents
(Mattioli 1885, 2021) Aydin, Gizem; Yilmaz, Hande Ongun
Aim: This research was planned and conducted as a cross-sectional descriptive study in order to determine the nutritional status, compliance with the Mediterranean diet, physical activity levels, and obesity prejudices of adolescents, and to evaluate the relationship between them. Methods: The research was conducted with 233 adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years who studied at a high school in the Oskiidar district of Istanbul. A 3-day food consumption record and anthropometric measurements of the participants were made, and the KIDMED scale, IPAQ scale, and GAMS-27 scale were applied. Results: 50.2% of the adolescents participating in the study were girls and 49.8% were boys; the mean age was 15.57 +/- 1.12 years. The mean BMI scores of the girls and boys were 22.55 +/- 3.85 kg/m(2) and 22.85 +/- 3.52 kg/m(2), respectively (p>0.05). The average waist / height ratio for girls was 0.45 +/- 0.05, and for boys it was 0.47 +/- 0.05 (p <0.05). It was determined that girls consumed an average of 1673.28 +/- 469.36 calories daily and boys consumed 1823.31 +/- 576.70 calories (p<0.05). The mean KIDMED score of the participants was 4.31 +/- 2.48, the mean IPAQscore was 3524.65 +/- 2236.81 MET, and the mean GAMS-27 score was 82.56 +/- 11.46. Discussion: As a result of the research, it was concluded that the participants complied with the Mediterranean diet at a low-moderate level, were minimally active, and prone to having obesity prejudices.
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Nutrition Knowledge Scale (NKS): Development, Factor Structure, and Validation for Healthy Adults
(Mattioli 1885, 2021) Yilmaz, Hande Ongun; Günal, Ahmet Murat; Toguc, Hakan; Cobanoglu, Zeynep; Sayar, Canel Onel; Erkul, Cahit; Gunal, Ahmet Murat; Beslenme ve Diyetetik / Nutrition and Dietetics
Objective: Valid and reliable scales are required to determine and evaluate nutritional knowledge. This research aims to develop the nutrition knowledge scale for adults and to examine the factor structure, validity, and reliability. Methods: Initially, the Nutrition Knowledge Scale (NKS) was constituted, paying attention to content and construct validity. The content validity index (CVI) was found as 0.884. Five hundred eighty-five (371 females, 214 males) volunteers consisting of healthy adults completed the general information form and NKS. For test-retest reliability, 164 (28.03%) participants completed the NKS again within four weeks following the first conduct. Results: As a result of Explanatory Factor Analysis (EFA), NKS items were collected under one factor. According to the results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), all fit indices were found at an acceptable level. Cronbach's alpha value calculated for reliability analysis of NKS is 0.851. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) calculated for test-retest reliability is 0.863. Conclusion: This research indicates that NCS is an acceptable, valid, and reliable scale that covers all aspects of nutritional knowledge and can be used in future research for determining and evaluating the nutritional knowledge level of adults.