Alev KESER, Meryem Elif ÖZTÜRK, Nurcan YABANCI

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN VİTAMİN VE MİNERAL DESTEĞİ KULLANIM DURUMLARI

Yeterli ve dengeli bir diyet organizmanın gereksinimi olan elzem besin ögelerini karşılamaktadır. Ancak herhangi bir nedenden dolayı vitamin ve mineral suplemanları kullanımı özellikle genç yetişkinler arasında giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir grup üniversite öğrencisinin vitaminmineral kullanım durumlarını değerlendirmektir. Kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma, Gazi Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi'nde okuyan ve gönüllü olan 526 erkek ve 640 kız toplam 1166 üniversite öğrenci üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Öğrencilere ilişkin genel bilgilerin öğrenilmesi ve vitamin-mineral suplemanı kullanım durumlarının değerlendirilmesi için soru formu bireylerin doğrudan kendilerine uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda üniversite öğrencilerinin %40.8'inin vitamin mineral suplemanı kullandığı saptanmıştır (erkek %47.0, kız %53.0). Vitamin mineral suplemanı kullanım durumu ile beden kütle indeksi ve yaş arasında önemli (p

USE OF VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS AMONG A GROUP OF TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

There is general agreement among health professionals that a adequated and balanced diet provides most persons with those nutrients essential for good health. Vitamin and mineral supplements are used for any reasons. Vitamin and mineral supplement use is increasingly common in the young adult. The purpose of this study was to analyze use of vitamin and mineral supplements among a group of Turkish university students. The cross-sectional study was conducted among 1166 volunteer university students (526 boys and 640 girls), and attending Faculty of Education in Gazi University. A self-administered questionnaire containing questions on use of vitamin-mineral supplement, and personal information was completed. The overall prevalence of vitaminmineral supplement use reported by students was 40.8% (boys %47.0, and girls 53.0%). Vitamin-mineral supplement use among university students was significantly (p

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