Hülya Yardimci

Relationship between dietary caffeine intake and blood pressure in adults

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the consumption frequency of caffeinated foods and beverages and daily caffeine consumption amounts, and examine relation between caffeine and blood pressure (BP). A cross sectional door-to-door interview was conducted with 1329 volunteers between the ages of 20 and 60 (mean ages 29.9 ± 10.8 years) and based in Ankara/Turkey. The rate of individuals whose BPs were above 140/90 mmHg was 13.5%. The median caffeine consumption was 150.0 ± 122.06 mg. Although no significant correlation was found between total caffeine intake and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of individuals, a positive correlation was observed between daily total caffeine and systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p < .05). Also, when analyzed factors that could be associated with DBP and SBP, BMI had effect in the model formed for both types of BP (p < .05). While smoking status associated with SBP (p = .002), gender and waist circumference related to DBP (p < .05) As a result relationship between caffeine intake and BP was affected other factors.

Evaluation of Nutritional Habits and Dietary Management in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Amac: Calisma kronik bobrek hastaligi olan olan cocuklarin beslenme aliskanliklarini, malnutrisyon durumlarini ve diyet yonetimlerindeki uygulamalarini degerlendirmek amaciyla yapilmistir. Gerec ve Yontemler: Klinigimizde izlenen ayaktan ve yatarak tedavi goren prediyaliz ve periton diyalizi uygulanan kronik bobrek hastaligi olan 2-18 yaslari arasinda 16 (9 erkek, 7 kiz) gonullu hasta calismaya dahil edilmistir. Hastalarin beslenme durumu, 24 saatlik geriye donuk besin tuketim kaydi ve subjektif global nutrisyonel degerlendirme yontemi ile belirlenmistir. Ayrica antropometrik olcumleri, biyokimyasal parametreleri degerlendirilmistir. Bulgular: Hastalar antropometrik olcumlerine gore degerlendirildiginde; %56.2’sinin kavruk, %62.5’inin bodur oldugu bulunmustur. Subjektif Global Nutrisyonel Degerlendirme yontemine gore %60.0’i agir malnutrisyonludur. Prediyaliz grubunda periton diyalizi grubuna gore demir baglama kapasitesi, glomerul filtrasyon hizi ve albumin seviyesi anlamli olarak daha yuksek bulunmustur (p 0.05). Cocuklarin gunluk enerji alimi ortalama 1564.3±982.4 kcal’dir. Alinan enerjinin %45.6±9.0’u karbonhidrattan, %12.4±4.1’i proteinden, %41.9 ±7.0’si yagdan gelmektedir. Hastalarin diyet posasini, kalsiyum ve magnezyumu yetersiz aldiklari, tuz tuketiminin ise gereksinimden fazla oldugu saptanmistir. Sonuc: Calismaya alinan kronik bobrek hastaligi olan cocuklarin duzensiz beslenme aliskanliklari mevcut olup, diyet yonetimleri oldukca zayiftir. Ailelerinin ve kendilerinin beslenme konusundaki egitimleri, tutum ve davranislari yetersizdir. Bu nedenle kronik bobrek hastaligi olan cocuk hastalarda yasaklar zincirinden olusan besin ogesi odakli bir diyet yaklasimi yerine bireysel beslenme odakli bir diyet yaklasiminin daha dogru oldugu dusunulmektedir.

Evaluation of the Healthy Eating Index (Heı-2010) of Obese Adolescent Children: A Tertiary Hospital Experience

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the anthropometric measures and nutritional habits of obese adolescent children using the healthy eating index-HEI-2010. Material and Methods: The study is a cross-sectional, descriptive study. A total of 225 adolescent children aged 1018 years of age who had attended Ankara Child Health and Disease, Hematology Oncology Education and Research Hospital between February and June 2016, were included in the study. A questionnaire querying general information, nutritional habits and 24-hour food consumption was administered, anthropometric measures were obtained and the HEI-2010 value was determined. The relationship between HEI results and other parameters were evaluated. HEI-2010 was defined as “good diet quality” for a result over 80, “diet quality needing improvement” for a result between 51-80 and “bad diet quality” for a result under 51. Results: Of the patients, 44% were aged 10-12 years, 23.1% 13-14 years and 32.9% 15-18 years. The difference between the age groups by gender was statistically significant (p<0.05). Body Mass Index (BMI), z score, waist

Young adults’ milk consumption habits and knowledge about milk

ABSTRACT This study was performed to determine young adults’ milk consumption habits and their knowledge about milk. This is a descriptive study and sample is comprised of 205 young adults. Data were collected using a questionnaire and in face-to-face interviews. To check the questionnaire’s reliability, the internal consistency coefficient was calculated and the Kuder Richardson (KR-20) value was found to be 0.77. The mean milk knowledge score was 17.50±4.21. It was found that males (17.54±4.36) scored higher than females (17.47±4.12). The 22-24 age group (18.14±4.34) scored higher than 19-21 age group (16.90±4.02). These differences in mean milk knowledge scores were not found to be statistically significant (p>.05). This study clarifies all the reasons why milk consumption should be increased. The reasearchers believe that sharing knowledge about milk’s health benefits using media or other training methods is an important way to raise consumers’ consciousness and prevent possible health problems.

Evaluation of Eating Attitudes of Turkish Adolescents Based on Certain Variables

Abstract This study was conducted on 321 adolescents to investigate the relation between the eating attitude of Turkish adolescents and some variables by using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). The cut-off point for the test was 20. Twenty points and more referred to the risk of an eating disorder. According to findings, the mean EAT-26 score of the adolescents was 20.4±0.1. By gender, 45.7 percent of the boys and 48.9 percent of the girls, by age, 52.7 percent of the students at the age of 12-14 and forty-one percent of the students at the age of 15-18 (p<0.05), by BMI, fifty percent of the thinner, forty-four percent of the underweight, 41.3 percent of those with a normal weight, 60.2 percent of overweight and obese had 20 and over in the test. 57.6 percent of the students stated that their parents were obese had 20 and over in the test and so had a risk for eating disorder (p<0.05). The researchers believe that adolescents should be given more knowledge about healthy nutrition and monitoring them by longitudinal research studies will be helpful in preventing eating disorders.

Turkish Adolescents’ Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

Abstract This study aims to examine nutritional status and KIDMED of adolescents, and to determine their relation with some parameters. The study sample included a total of 497 students selected from high schools. Of the participants, 52.5 percent were females (n=261) and 47.5 percent were males (n=236). To determine the KIDMED index of adolescents, the independent t-test was used for gender. One-way ANOVA was used for the variables of age and Body Mass Index (BMI). The adolescents’ average score for KIDMED was 4.65±2.38. Of them, thirty-one percent had “poor” diet quality (<3), 58.4 percent had “average” diet quality (4-7) and 10.6 percent had “good” diet quality (>8). MedDiet is effective in providing a healthy life. It is important that governmental policies encourage people to follow this diet to prevent future health problems.

Beneficial Effect of the Nutritional Support in Children Who Underwent Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status in children who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant compared with a healthy control group. A secondary aim was to utilize mid-upper arm circumference as a measure of nutritional status in these groups of children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study group included 40 children (18 girls, 22 boys) with mean age of 9.2 ± 4.6 years (range, 2-17 y) who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Our control group consisted of 20 healthy children (9 girls, 11 boys). The children were evaluated at admission to the hospital and followed regularly 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after discharge from the hospital. RESULTS In the study group, 27 of 40 patients (67.5%) received nutritional support during hematopoietic stem cell transplant, with 15 patients (56%) receiving enteral nutrition, 6 (22%) receiving total parenteral nutrition, and 6 (22%) receiving enteral and total parenteral nutrition. Chronic malnutrition rate in the study group was 47.5% on admission to the hospital, with the control group having a rate of 20%. One year after transplant, the rate decreased to 20% in the study group and 5% in the control group. The mid-upper arm circumference was lower in children in the study group versus the control group at the beginning of the study (P < .05). However, there were no significant differences in mid-upper arm circumference measurements between groups at follow-up examinations (P > .05). During follow-up, all anthropometric measurements increased significantly in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Monitoring nutritional status and initiating appropriate nutritional support improved the success of hematopoietic stem cell transplant and provided a more comfortable process during the transplant period. Furthermore, mid-upper arm circumference is a more sensitive, useful, and safer parameter that can be used to measure nutritional status of children who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Hygiene Knowledge of Food Staff in Catering Industry: A Sample From Turkey

This study, designed as a cross-sectional study, was carried out to determine the hygiene knowledge of the staff (N = 317) employed in kitchen and service departments of catering firms in Ankara. It was found that the mean scores of the staff with regard to personal hygiene, food hygiene, and kitchen and equipment hygiene were 10.7 ± 1.6, 19.8 ± 4.0, and 13.6 ± 2.0, respectively. Male staff achieved higher mean scores in personal hygiene knowledge test compared with female staff (p < .01). The staff receiving a hygiene training were determined to have higher mean scores in terms of hygiene knowledge tests compared with those who have not received, and the production staff had higher knowledge as to hygiene than the other groups (p < .01). The mean scores for hygiene knowledge tests were found to be increasing with age. Hygiene knowledge scores of the staff were quite lower than what must be taken. For that reason, periodical training programs should be organized to increase the awareness of the staff about hygiene.