Food Addiction and Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among Undergraduate Nutrition and Dietetics Students

Ünal G., UÇAR A.

TOPICS IN CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.39, no.1, pp.25-32, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/tin.0000000000000347
  • Journal Name: TOPICS IN CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.25-32
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine food addiction and consumption of ultraprocessed foods among undergraduate nutrition and dietetics students according to academic year. A total of 238 students participated in this cross-sectional study. The ultraprocessed food consumption frequency was assessed and the Yale Food Addiction Scale was applied. The overall prevalence of food addiction was 10.5%. The mean symptom count for food addiction was lower in the fourth year than in the first and second years (P = .002). The frequency of processed meat (r = -0.441, P < .001) and donut consumption (r = -0.309, P < .001) showed a moderate negative linear relationship with the increase in academic years.