Muftuoglu, SelenOzdemir, MerveSaka, MendaneOk, Mehtap AkcilKoseler, EsraBayram, SinemYesil, EsenKose, BerilTurker, PerimErcan, AydanAksoydan, EmineTayfur, MuhittinKiziltan, Gul2023-05-152023-05-1520181129-8723http://hdl.handle.net/11727/9055Objective: To determine the relation between meal frequency and obesity in adults. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among 1829 volunteer (520 men, 1309 women) selected through a multi-stage stratified random sampling method during 2015/2016. A standardized, confidential data collection sheet was used. It included socio-demographic factors, dietary behaviors, anthropometric measurements and energy-macro and micronutrient intakes. Results: The median meal frequency of women and men were 4 and 3, respectively. Approximately 57% of men and 61% of women have skipped meals and 76.8% of them were skipped their lunch. In addition, the individuals whose BMI were under and over 25 kg/m(2) (72.4%, 78.3%, respectively) often skipped lunch. The meal frequency positively correlated with waist to hip ratio in women (p<0.05). Additionally, there were positively significant correlations between meal frequency and saturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron intake (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study indicated that increased meal frequency may have a beneficial effect on micronutrients intakes and some anthropometric measurements among adults.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessmeal frequencymeal skippingobesityarticle2034234280004462108000152-s2.0-85054474107