The Effect of Nutrition Education Interventions on Nutritional Status, Nutritional Habits and Eating Behaviors in Adolescents

nutrition literacy

时间窗: up to 10 months

To investigate the effects of nutrition education interventions on nutrition literacy. We use Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale and Instrument of Nutrition Literacy scale to evaluate the nutrition literacy.

International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ- Short Form)

时间窗: up to 10 months

It was developed by Craig et al. to determine the physical activity status of individuals (Craig et al., 2003). It is a 7-question form whose Turkish validity and reliability was performed by Öztürk (Öztürk, 2005). In this form in which walking, moderate activity, vigorous activity and time spent sitting are questioned, weekly MET values of individuals are calculated and individuals are classified as inactive, minimally active and very active according to the results. A score is obtained as "MET/min/week" by multiplying the minutes, days and MET values of the physical activity performed. In the calculation of the walking score, a walking time of 3.3 METs, 4 METs for moderate physical activity and 8 METs for vigorous physical activity are accepted. If the calculated value is 3000 MET/min/week, it is classified as very active

Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KID-MED)

时间窗: up to 10 months

In KIDMED, which is a scale consisting of sixteen questions, each question is answered "Yes" or "No". The scale includes 12 questions about eating habits appropriate for the Mediterranean diet and 4 questions about eating habits not appropriate for the Mediterranean diet. If "Yes" is answered to the questions questioning the eating habits appropriate for the Mediterranean diet, +1 point is obtained, if "Yes" is answered to the questions questioning the eating habits not appropriate for the Mediterranean diet, -1 point is obtained, and 0 point is obtained when no answer is given to the questions. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is -4 and the highest score is 12. The total score obtained from the scale is evaluated in three groups as optimal (good) diet quality if it is 8 and above (≥8 points), diet quality that needs to be improved (moderate) if it is between 4-7 points, and very low diet quality (low) if it is 3 and below (≤3 points).

waist circumference measurement

时间窗: up to 10 months

Waist circumference will be measured with the help of a non-flexible tape measure, with light clothes, while breathing normally, standing upright, with arms outstretched on both sides, at the point passing through the exact midpoint between the lower ribs and the hip bone.

Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26)

时间窗: up to 10 months

It is used to determine whether there is an eating disorder. It is a 6-point Likert-type test consisting of a total of 26 questions. The answers include "always, very often, often, sometimes, rarely, never". A minimum score of "0" and a maximum score of "78" can be obtained from the test. If the test score is above 20, there is a risk of eating behaviour disorder. If the test score is below 20, there is no risk of eating behaviour disorder.

Food Consumption Record

时间窗: up to 10 months

The food consumption record form will be filled in by the researcher for 3 days with 24 hour reminder method. Food and food photo catalogues will be used to determine the measurements and quantities of food consumption. The amount of nutrients included in the meals consumed by the individuals will be calculated using standard recipes. Average energy and nutrient values of the food/drinks consumed will be calculated using the BEBIS programme. In the evaluation of energy and nutrient intakes, recommended daily energy and nutrient values according to gender and age will be used. Accordingly, those who consume ± 50% of the recommended amount of energy and nutrients will be considered adequate (50-150%), and those who consume \< 50% will be considered inadequate (50%).

weight and height measurement

时间窗: up to 10 months

Height measurement will be made with a portable height meter supported by the wall with light clothes without shoes, with the head upright, looking straight ahead, the line passing through the eyes and ears parallel to the ground, legs straight and closed, arms at the side, shoulders relaxed, heels, hips and shoulders on the Frankfurt plane against the wall. Weight measurement will be done with a 100 g sensitive digital scale. BMI will be obtained by dividing weight (kg) by the square of height (m), and age and gender appropriate percentile values will be determined. 85-95 percentile will be classified as overweight and ≥95 percentile as obese.