An investigation of dietary habits, eating attitudes and behaviors in living individuals in Erzurum

An investigation of dietary habits, eating attitudes and behaviors in livingindividuals in ErzurumAim: This study was planned and conducted with the aim of determining theattitudes and behaviors towards eating habits of the individuals living in Erzurumprovince with the concept of healthy eating.Material and Methods: Face to face with a total of 982 volunteers, 482 menand 500 women living in the Palandöken and Yakutiye districts in the center ofErzurum province. Participants were asked about sex, age, boy, weight, body massindex, marital status, income status, education status, sporting status, smoking andalcohol use status. In addition, in this survey study; The number of daily meals,breakfast situations, attention to food intake and consumption, and the frequency ofconsumption of certain foods and beverages. The obtained data were evaluated in SPSS20.0 statistical package program.Results: As a result of the research, it was determined that the majority ofmale participants were married 62.2% and of womens were single and 51.2%respectively. It was determined that the majority of the participants had income levels of2000-3000₺. It has been determined that the most important foods for men and womenare breakfast, men have a high smoking rate (%70.7), women have low alcoholconsumption (%9.8), bread (%75.7), cheese (%78.0) and tea (%89.0) are the mostconsumed foods. It has been found that male participants pay more attention to theeconomy of the product and women pay attention to the taste of the product.Conclusion: Participants in our study found that some foods (eg milk, fruit)were inadequate, while some foods (eg bread, cheese, pasta, tea) were consumed inlarge quantities. For this reason, participants need to be informed about adequate andbalanced nutrition by organizing training programs as they need to be aware ofnutrition. Plan and policies should be prepared for this and correct information abouthealthy nutrition should be provided and awareness should be tried to be established.