Emotional eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
dc.contributor.author | Madali, Berna | |
dc.contributor.author | Alkan, Senay Burcin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ors, Elif Didem | |
dc.contributor.author | Ayranci, Meryem | |
dc.contributor.author | Taskin, Havvanur | |
dc.contributor.author | Kara, Hasan Huseyin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-23T14:02:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-23T14:02:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.department | NEÜ | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background & aims: The study aimed to evaluate emotional eating tendency of Turkish individuals during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study comprised an online questionnaire and it was conducted from August to September 2020. The survey was distributed through social networks. Results: A total of 1626 adults have been included in the study, aged between 18 and 65 years (69.6% females and 30.4% males). The average BMI of all participants was 24.4 +/- 4.7 kg/m(2), 6% were underweight, and 11.6% were obese. A total of 32.7% of the participants had an increase in appetite and 34.4% had a weight gain. It was found that most of the participants (75.7%) were emotional eaters at different levels. Emotional eating was more common in obese people (43.5%) than normal weight (33.5%) and underweight (18.4%) people. It was examined the increasing food intake according to the BMI, the obese increased the consumption of fresh vegetables, fruits, pastries, and, eggs; underweight increased the consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits, milk and, eggs. As in other countries, a weight gain was observed in the individuals. However, the participants resorted to emotional eating to cope with negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, and stress caused by the pandemic. Conclusions: In this study, it has been provided preliminary data that can be used in future studies to determine the emotional eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. (C) 2021 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.745 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 270 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2405-4577 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 34857207 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85117171432 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 264 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.745 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11736 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 46 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000757020900036 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinical Nutrition Espen | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Nutrition | en_US |
dc.subject | Body Mass Index | en_US |
dc.subject | Covid-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Emotional Eating | en_US |
dc.subject | Eating Habits | en_US |
dc.title | Emotional eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |