Diet Quality and Body Composition in Female Students

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University159 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between diet quality and body composition in female university students. The main question it aims to answer is: Is there a relationship between diet quality and body composition in female university students? Participants will answer survey questions about sociodemographic characteristics. 24 hour dietary recalls will be taken to evaluate diet quality. Body composition will be assessed via Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

159

Conditions

Healthy Female

Interventions

QuestionnaireBEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire including sociodemographic characteristics and dietary assessment

Body composition assessmentOTHER

Body Composition Assessment via bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Female * Nutrition and Dietetics student * Age: 19-30 years Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating * Individuals with a pacemaker

Locations (1)

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Ankara, Çubuk, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dietary Inflammatory Index

The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) is a literature-derived scoring system that assesses the inflammatory potential of an individual's diet based on the intake of various nutrients and food components. Higher scores indicate a more pro-inflammatory diet, while lower scores indicate an anti-inflammatory one.

Time frame: Baseline

Healthy eating index-2015

The Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) is a measure developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assess how well an individual's dietary intake aligns with the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better adherence to dietary recommendations. Specifically, a score above 80 reflects "good" diet quality, scores between 51 and 80 suggest "moderate" quality, while scores of 50 or below are classified as "poor" diet quality.

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Body fat

Body fat mass in kg

Time frame: Baseline

Body fat

Body fat in percentage (%)

Time frame: Baseline

Fat free mass

Fat free mass in kg

Time frame: Baseline

Skeletal muscle mass

Skeletal muscle mass in kg

Time frame: Baseline

Total body water

Total body water in kg

Time frame: Baseline

Total body water

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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