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The Obesity Puzzle: Unraveling Nutrition Knowledge, Eating Behaviors, Thinness and Restricting Expectancy

Obezite Bulmacası: Beslenme Bilgisi, Yeme Davranışı, Zayıflık ve Yemeği Kısıtlama Beklentisini Çözme

Kevser Karlı(KASTAMONU ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8679-5542
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2026-05-02
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Results showed that obese women had significantly lower NKS scores, inversely correlated with body weight (-0.416, p<0.001) and BMI (-0.430, p<0.001).

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Objective & Hypothesis:This cross-sectional study examined the associations between nutritional knowledge, addiction-like eating behaviors, and expectations of thinness and dieting in overweight and obese women.
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This cross-sectional study examined the associations between nutritional knowledge, addiction-like eating behaviors, and expectations of thinness and dieting in overweight and obese women. The study was conducted between January and June 2024 and included 447 participants. It utilized the “Nutrition Knowledge Scale” (NKS), “Addiction-like Eating Behavior Scale” (ALEBS) and “Thinness and Restriction Expectation Inventory” (T-TREI). Results showed that obese women had significantly lower NKS scores, inversely correlated with body weight (-0.416, p<0.001) and BMI (-0.430, p<0.001). ALEBS scores and appetite drives were higher among obese women and positively associated with body weight (0.362, p<0.001) and BMI (0.340, p<0.001). Overweight women had higher T-TREI scores and better diet control. Insufficient nutritional knowledge and addiction-like behaviors hinder effective body weight management, while unrealistic expectations regarding thinness complicate outcomes. Evidence-based interventions addressing eating behaviors to increase nutritional knowledge should be developed to ensure sustainable body weight management.

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Bu kesitsel çalışma, fazla kilolu ve obez kadınlarda beslenme bilgisi, bağımlılık benzeri yeme davranışları ve zayıflık ve diyet beklentileri arasındaki ilişkileri incelemiştir. Araştırma, Ocak-Haziran 2024 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiş ve 447 katılımcıyı kapsamıştır. Çalışmada “Beslenme Bilgisi Ölçeği” (BBÖ), “Bağımlılık Benzeri Yeme Davranışları Ölçeği” (BBYDÖ) ve “Zayıflıktan ve Yemeyi Kısıtlamaktan Beklentiler Ölçeği” (T-TREI) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, obez kadınların anlamlı şekilde daha düşük BBÖ puanlarına sahip olduğunu ve bu puanların vücut ağırlığı (-0.416, p<0.001) ve BKİ (-0.430, p<0.001) ile ters orantılı olduğunu göstermiştir. BBYDÖ puanları ve iştah dürtüleri obez kadınlarda daha yüksek bulunmuş ve vücut ağırlığı (0.362, p<0.001) ve BKİ (0.340, p<0.001) ile pozitif ilişki göstermiştir. Hafif kilolu kadınlar ise daha yüksek T-TREI puanlarına ve daha iyi diyet kontrolüne sahiptir. Yetersiz beslenme bilgisi ve bağımlılık benzeri yeme davranışları etkili vücut ağırlığı yönetimini zorlaştırırken, zayıflığa yönelik gerçekçi olmayan beklentiler durumu karmaşıklaştırmaktadır. Sürdürülebilir vücut ağırlığı yönetimi sağlamak için beslenme bilgisini artırmaya yönelik yeme davranışlarını ele alan kanıta dayalı müdahaleler geliştirilmelidir.

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Karlı, K. (2026). The Obesity Puzzle: Unraveling Nutrition Knowledge, Eating Behaviors, Thinness and Restricting Expectancy. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 4 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.61535/bseusbfd.1600957

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