Relationship between dairy consumption and abdominal obesity

Neriman İNANÇ | Eda BAŞMISIRLI | Aslı Gizem ÇAPAR | Yusuf AYKEMAT

Objective This cross-sectional study aimed to demonstrate the relationship between dairy consumption and abdominal obesity in adolescents. Method In total, 700 adolescents participated in this cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic characteristics, consumption of dairy, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist/height (W/H) ratio were evaluated. The participants were divided into two groups as to whether their dairy consumptions were below or above 3 portions/d, according to the Turkey Dietary Guideline recommendations. Results The mean age of participants was 15.84 ± 1.23 ye ...Daha fazlası