The relationship with self rated health status and the overall quality of dietary intake of Turkish females; Healthy Eating Index Study

Authors

  • Yasemin Akdevelioğlu Assist Prof. Dr.
  • Hüseyin Gümüş Dr. (PhD)

Keywords:

HEI, nutrient, anthropometric measurements

Abstract

Aim: Our objectives were to assess the relationship between HEI (Healthy Eating Index) scores – indicators of diet quality and healthy food intake patterns –daily nutrient intake -self rated health status and anthropometric measurements. Materials and Methods: The participants were 566 randomly selected Turkish healthy female university students aged 17-32 years. Results: The mean score of HEI was 66.8±11.26 in female university students. 80.2, 11.7 and 8.1% of females diets were categorized into “needs improvement”, “good” and “poor” respectively. Discussion: The HEI score of those who don’t have a health problem have been found to be higher than those who have health problems. Moreover, the cholesterol intake (through a diet) levels of those who have health problems are significantly higher than those who don’t have health problems (p<0.05).

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Author Biographies

Yasemin Akdevelioğlu, Assist Prof. Dr.

Gazi University, Vocational Educational Faculty, Family Economics and Nutrition Education Department.

Hüseyin Gümüş, Dr. (PhD)

Gazi University, Vocational Educational Faculty, Family Economics and Nutrition Education Department.

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Published

2011-07-08

How to Cite

Akdevelioğlu, Y., & Gümüş, H. (2011). The relationship with self rated health status and the overall quality of dietary intake of Turkish females; Healthy Eating Index Study. Journal of Human Sciences, 8(2), 410–420. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1849

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Medicine