HOW DOES DIETARY PATTERN INFLUENCE OUR HEALTH?

Authors : Deniz KESKİN ÖZBERK

Pages : 174-185

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Publication Date : 2020-10-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The paper aims to explain how dietary pattern support individuals’ health status in Turkey. In order to show the effect of selected variables on health condition, Body Mass Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BMI); is conducted as explained and health status variable. The analysis is also conducted by standing to benefit the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 of Turkey Health Survey 2** insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(THS); which is prepared by Turkish Statistical Institute. To show the influence of dietary habits on BMI, frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption is used as main explanatory variable. Moreover, some demographic variables such as age, gender, marital status etc. are employed. The Quantile Regression results show that increase in frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption leads to decrease in BMI, which means healthy dietary pattern has positive effect on our health status. It also indicates that there is a negative relationship between additional years of schooling and BMI. Our results reveal that single respondents are less prone to be overweight and obese.
Keywords : Obesity, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, OLS Regression, Quantile Regression