Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies.

Aim: There is limited knowledge on the prevalence, risk factors, and coping strategies of food insecurity among women refugees. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, and risk factors of food insecurity among Syrian women refugees living in Türkiye (Turkey) and to evaluate the various coping strategies they use to manage food insecurity.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 251 Syrian women refugees aged 18-64 years living in Türkiye.

A Mediation Model of Food Literacy: A Potential Relationship between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Body Mass Index.

: The global rise in obesity presents a significant public health challenge, with Turkey exhibiting one of the highest obesity rates in Europe. Body image dissatisfaction (BID) and lower food literacy (FL) have been associated with obesity, yet their interplay remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), body image dissatisfaction, and FL in adults in Turkey.

Prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among Syrian refugees in Türkiye.

Background: Although Türkiye (Turkey) hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees, studies on food insecurity are limited. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among Syrian refugees living in Istanbul, which has the highest number of refugees in Türkiye.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Syrian refugees in Istanbul between September 2021 and March 2022.

Association between dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, dietary intake, and body mass index in children.

Background: Children with healthier nutritional status are less likely to develop severe caries than those with a high-sugar content diet. Studies evaluating dental caries and nutritional status in school-age children have generally focused on dietary intake, diet quality, or anthropometric measures, and the number of studies evaluating them together is limited.

Objective: It was aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD), dietary intake, and Body Mass Index (BMI) in school-age children.

Food insecurity, Mediterranean diet adherence, and psychosocial health among university students in Türkiye.

The aim was to examine the relationship between food insecurity and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, academic achievement, depression, anxiety, and stress among university students. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 2039 university students studying in Türkiye. Sixty-eight point two per cent of the students were food insecure.