The Relationship between Mindful Eating and Body Mass Index and Body Compositions in Adults

dc.contributor.authorDemirbas, Nur
dc.contributor.authorKutlu, Ruhusen
dc.contributor.authorKurnaz, Aysel
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:26:41Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:26:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Obesity and overweight are important public health problems. Mindfulness can promote healthier living and dietary habits, which might support weight loss. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between eating awareness and body mass index (BMI) and body composition in adults. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted with 446 volunteers. The heights, weights, and waist circumferences of the participants were measured, and bioelectrical impedance analyses were performed. A sociodemographic information form prepared by the researchers and the Turkish version of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) were administered to the volunteers. Results: In this study, 31.2% (n = 139) of the participants were overweight and 46.9% (n = 209) were obese. There was no statistically significant relationship between gender and BMI. The total mean MEQ score was found to be 88.26 +/- 13.3 (53-144). The awareness scores of women of normal weight were statistically significantly higher than those of women with obesity (p = 0.001). There was no difference between BMI categories and awareness scores among male participants. While participants with obesity had higher scores for eating disinhibition, their eating control, eating discipline, and interference scores were lower than those of participants with normal weight (p < 0.001). A weak statistically significant correlation was found between the awareness subdimension of the scale and the ages, BMIs, waist circumferences, and body fat rates of the participants. Conclusion: It was observed that mindful eating was lower in women with overweight and obesity than that in women with normal weight. We believe that it is important to increase awareness of eating in order to protect against the diseases caused by obesity and for a healthy life.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000518675
dc.identifier.endpage270en_US
dc.identifier.issn0250-6807
dc.identifier.issn1421-9697
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid34518446en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85115631504en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage262en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000518675
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/14290
dc.identifier.volume77en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000696327100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKargeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals Of Nutrition And Metabolismen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMindful Eatingen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.titleThe Relationship between Mindful Eating and Body Mass Index and Body Compositions in Adultsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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