The effect of mind diet on body adiposity in university students

Aslan Çin N. N.

6.International Health Sciences and Life Congress, Burdur, Türkiye, 2 - 05 Mart 2023, ss.225

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Burdur
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.225
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: There are many special diet types developed today for the nutritional treatment  of obesity. The MIND diet called the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative  Delay (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay), may be one of these  diet models. Recent studies suggest that this dietary pattern may be associated with chronic  diseases. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between MIND diet score  and general and central obesity in university female students.

Methods: This cross-sectional  study was conducted on 302 female university students between November 2021-March 2022  in Turkey. Adherence to the MIND diet was studied in this eating pattern based on  recommended components. General obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 abdominal obesity as waist circumference (WC) > 88 cm, and metabolic risk as neck circumference (NC) > 34 cm.

Results: Mean of age, BMI, WC, and NC in the study population  was 21.6±1.3 years, 22.4±3.0 kg/m, 71.1±6.9 cm, 31.3±1.5 cm, respectively. 18.5% of  individuals are overweight and obese, and 42.7% are abdominally obese. The greatest  adherence to the MIND diet were 35% less likely to be generally obese compared with those  with the lowest adherence (OR=0.65, 95%CI: 0.31-1.33). Female students with low adherence to the MIND diet were 1.4 times non-significant greater likely to be abdominally obese  compared to those with higher (OR =1.47, 95%Cl: 0.64-3.34). Individuals with low adherence  to the MIND diet were 2.1 times more likely to have metabolic risk relative to neck  circumference, compared to those with high adherence (OR=2.13, 95%Cl: 1.21-3.75). 

Discussion and Conclusion: Adherence to the MIND diet has a significant effect on general  obesity in university students. This finding suggests that the MIND diet will be useful in  predicting other chronic conditions such as obesity, to have a healthy brain.