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- MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ4Evaluation of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by university students
Meric, Çağdaş Salih; Ayhan, Nurcan Yabanci; Yilmaz, Hacı Ömer
Today, increased intake of sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages is seen as an important factor in the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, such as obesity, obesity-related diabetes, and coronary heart diseases. This study involved 214 Ankara University students from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, which was intended to evaluate the consumption of sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages. The frequency of student consumption of beverages and the quantities and amounts of sugar taken with beverages were questioned. The average total amount of sugar added to drinks by the students was 4.69 ± 6.35 gram, while the average total amount of sugar taken with sugar-sweetened beverages was 11.34 ± 15.32 gram. Female students relative to male students, students in grade 4 compared to grades 2 and 3, and students who had daily breakfast compared to those who did not had lower average sugar consumption (p-value < 0.05). As class grades increase, the amount of sugar added to beverages and fruit juice and sweetened soft drinks and carbonated beverages decreased (p-value < 0.05). The consumption of herbal teas and dietary beverages increased and the eating habits of students generally changed positively (p-value > 0.05). It is important to educate university students about the reduction in sugar intake and sugar-containing food in order to avoid many chronic diseases that may be seen in older ages.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2018Scopus SJRQ3A nutritional evaluation of the berry of a new grape: 'Karaerik' (Vitis vinifera L.)
Kurt, Aynur; Colak, Nesrin; Bengu, Aydin Sükrü; Gundoğdu, Ali; Akpinar, Erdal; Hayirlioglu-Ayaz, Sema; Ayaz, Faik Ahmet
Grape berries are a good source of nutrients and nutraceuticals and have many benefits for human health. Growing interest in the export potential and consumption of a new grape (cv. Karaerik), cultivated as a table grape in Turkey, encouraged us to profile its major nutrient contents from six different locations. Due to its popularity, the nutritional value of this grape berry needs to be investigated to ascertain its potential economic and health benefits. The most abundant sugars in the grape berry were fructose and glucose (peel/whole fruit; averages 236.57 and 127.87, and 183.36 and 108.60 g kg -1 fresh weight, respectively), while the major organic acids were tartaric and malic acids (7.17 and 2.81, and 2.61 and 1.76 g kg -1 fresh weight, respectively). Linoleic acid (peel/whole fruit/seed; 37.14, 33.12 and 57.83%, respectively) was the predominant fatty acid, while potassium (peel/whole fruit/seed; 9331.5, 10226.33 and 5354 μg/g dry weight, respectively) was the predominant mineral, followed by phosphorus (1592.8, 2672 and 3072.67) in the berry. Our results demonstrate that the nutrient components and physicochemical parameters varied significantly among the sampling locations. The grape berry contains considerable quantities of potentially beneficial healthy nutrients worthy of further evaluation.
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