Health Effects of Plant-Based Diets in University Life: A Comprehensive Study on the Constipation, Sleep and Obesity

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dc.contributor.authorToguc, Hakan
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:37:45Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:37:45Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Plant-based diets have gained popularity due to their nutrient density and potential to reduce chronic disease risk. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between diet quality and plant-based diets consumed with constipation, sleep duration and obesity in university students. Methods: In this study conducted between September and October 2024, 676 students were recruited as participants and data on socio-demographic information, daily sleep duration, presence of constipation, 24-hour food consumption record and food consumption frequency were collected. Diet Quality Index (DQI) and Plant-Based Diet Index (PBDI) were calculated from food consumption record and frequency data. Results: Constipation was present in 14.5% of the participants and the BMI of the participants was 21.84 +/- 3.47 kg/m(2). There was a significant relationship between age and constipation (P=0.013) and a weak negative relationship between age and sleep duration and PBDI (r=-0.103, P=0.007; r=-0.077, P=0.045, respectively); A weak negative correlation was found between BMI and PBDI and DQI (r=-0.092, P=0.016; r=0.173, P=0.000, respectively); a significant correlation was found between the presence of constipation and gender and income level (P=0.047; P=0.013, respectively). Conclusion: PBDI and DQI were associated with lower BMI and emphasised the potential of alternative nutritional models in the fight against obesity. The lack of an association between PBDI, DQI and sleep duration and constipation suggests that further research is needed. This study emphasises the importance of healthy eating and lifestyle interventions, but its design limits causal conclusions and requires further research.
dc.identifier.endpage378
dc.identifier.issn2251-6085
dc.identifier.issn2251-6093
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid40225243
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85218777006
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage370
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/110024
dc.identifier.volume54
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001460875200012
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorToguc, Hakan
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIranian Scientific Society Medical Entomology
dc.relation.ispartofIranian Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectPlant-based diet
dc.subjectDiet quality
dc.subjectConstipation
dc.subjectSleep
dc.subjectObesity
dc.titleHealth Effects of Plant-Based Diets in University Life: A Comprehensive Study on the Constipation, Sleep and Obesity
dc.typeArticle

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