Is orthorexia nervosa a hidden threat impacting quality of life in IBS patients?

Backgrounds: The potential link between functional gastrointestinal disorders and eating disorders has been reported recently.

Aims: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between orthorexic tendencies and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-related quality of life in IBS patients.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 121 IBS patients.

Adaptation of the Food Literacy Questionnaire for school children to Turkish: validity and reliability study.

Food literacy is the ability to understand the nature of food and its level of importance, to obtain, process, analyze, and use information about food. This study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Food Literacy Questionnaire for school children (FLQ-sc) into Turkish and to study its psychometric properties of reliability and validity. The study was conducted with 303 students aged 12-14 in Kayseri, Turkey.

Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps.

Nutrition is a public health issue. Amongst populations of refugees, unmet nutritional needs have been identified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of Syrian refugees living outside the refugee camps in Kayseri, Turkey.