Emotional eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

dc.contributor.authorMadali, Berna
dc.contributor.authorAlkan, Senay Burcin
dc.contributor.authorOrs, Elif Didem
dc.contributor.authorAyranci, Meryem
dc.contributor.authorTaskin, Havvanur
dc.contributor.authorKara, Hasan Huseyin
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:02:30Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:02:30Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground & 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.doi10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.745
dc.identifier.endpage270en_US
dc.identifier.issn2405-4577
dc.identifier.pmid34857207en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85117171432en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage264en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.745
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11736
dc.identifier.volume46en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000757020900036en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Nutrition Espenen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectEmotional Eatingen_US
dc.subjectEating Habitsen_US
dc.titleEmotional eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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