A Study on the Fatness Prevalance and Nutritional Habbits of People Living in Gaziantep

Abstract

This research has been conducted in order. to study nutritional habbits, energy consumption level, and physical activity conditions of men and women over 15 years old in Gaziantep district and it also intends to compare these factors with weight and eva1uate the energy needs. in 403 women it is measured that the average of length is 155±6.3 cm, the average of height is 67.3±9.4 kg, the upper arm environments is 27.2±3.67 cm, Body Mass Index is 33.8±6.8 kg/m2• in 197 men subjects it is found that the average length is 168.5±1.23 cm, the average weight 78.6±6.5 kg, upper arm environment 27.2±1.34 cm, Body Mass index as 22.1±3.2kg/m2•

At the second stage, 27 fat women and 14 fat men are taken into consideration. Same calculations have been applied for the fat subjects and it is found that the average weight of women as 79.0±13.1 kg, the average length is 154.1±1.3 cm, upper arm environment 27.2±3.69 an, Body Mass Index as 33.4±6.6 kg/m2, in men subjects the same va1ues are; the average weight is 87.5±7.6 kg, the average length is 166.0±13.4 an, upper arm environment is 27.2±3.4 an, Body Mass Index as 30.5±3.1 kg/m2• Female subjects spend 2265±240 calory, get 2816.9±1257 cal., male subjects spend 2392±235 cal., get 3491±1118 cal. daily. There is a positive ba1ance between energy consumption is determined according to consumed energy, this figure is women 2250 calory, while in men subjects it is 2400 cal. in this study, it is shown that not only energy taken and consumption affect the weight condition, but also the kind of activity and nutritional habbits might affect the weight.