Assessment of Eating Habits and Internet Addiction Levels Based on the Physical Activity Levels in University Students

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2021

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Aim: This study aims to identify eating behaviors and internet addiction levels of university students based on theirphysical activity levels.Material and Methods: 775 university student subjects, aged 17 to 25 were enrolled to the study anthropometricmeasurements were recorded for all students. In the study Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), The InternationalPhysical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Internet Addiction Scale were used. The eating habits and internetaddiction levels of the students were statistically evaluated based on the physical activity levels. Physical activity levelwas calculated based on The "MET-minute/week" score was obtained by multiplying the values of minutes, days andMET.Results: Evaluating the TFEQ results based on the physical activity levels, our study demonstrated that the uncontrolled(p=0.047) and emotional eating (p=0.032) scores of the inactive group were higher compared to the active group.Cognitive restraint of eating scores of the very active students, on the other hand, were higher compared to the inactive(p=0.001) and minimally active (p=0.007) students. Assessment of internet addiction scale based on physical activitylevels showed that lack of control (p=0.001), desire to remain online more (p=0.001) and total internet addiction scores(p=0.008) were higher in inactive students compared to the other groups.Conclusion: In this study, it was found that young people who do not do physical activity or do it at a minimum levelshow uncontrolled and emotional eating behavior. It was demonstrated that the desire to stay online and loss of controlwere higher in the same group.

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Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

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