The Relation Between Meal Frequency and Obesity in Adults

• DOI: 10.23751/pn.v20i3.7175
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Authors: Selen Müftüoğlu; Merve Özdemir; Mendane Saka; Mehtap Akçil Ok; Esra Köseler; Sinem Bayram; Esen Yeşil; Beril Köse; Perim Fatma Türker; Aydan Ercan; Emine Aksoydan; Muhittin Tayfur; Gül Kızıltan

Obesity is one of the most common nutritional disorders. Some studies suggest that obesity may be related to eating patterns, such as meal frequency, temporal distribution events during day, skipping and frequency out meals. Therefore, in this cross-sectional study was investigated relationships between anthropometric measurements, energy-macro/micronutrient intakes for 1829 volunteer (520 men, 1309 women) adults aged 40 64 years old, from Ankara, Turkey. The median women men were 4 3, respectively. Approximately 57% 61% have skipped meals 76.8% them their lunch. positively correlated with waist/ hip ratio (p<0.05). Additionally, there significant correlations saturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamin A, tiamine, riboflavin, folate, B6, C, calcium, magnesium, iron copper intake As a conclusion, data indicate increased beneficial effect on micronutrients some measurements among adults.