Kocyigit Emine, Özturan Şirin Ayçıl, Ozkan Nilüfer
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Ordu University Ordu Türkiye.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Faculty of Health Sciences, Aydın Menderes University Aydın Türkiye.
Food Sci Nutr. 2025 May 13;13(5):e70280. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.70280. eCollection 2025 May.
The global epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases emphasizes the significance of the human gut microbiota in dietary physiological effects and the etiology of chronic diseases. This research aimed to assess the relationship between microbiota awareness, healthy eating attitudes, and sociodemographic factors in university students. Two hundred forty-two university students participated in this descriptive and analytical study in Aydın and Ordu, Türkiye. University students completed a general information form, anthropometric measures, the Attitude Scale for Healthy Nutrition, the Microbiota Awareness Scale, and a probiotic and prebiotic food frequency questionnaire. In total, 48 (19.8%) male and 194 (80.2%) female students participated in the study. Nutrition and dietetics students had higher total scores and sub-factor scores in ASHN and microbiota awareness and lower body mass index compared to other departments ( < 0.05). A positive and significant correlation was found between the Attitude Scale for Healthy Nutrition and Microbiota Awareness Scale total scores. Conversely, a negative statistically significant correlation was observed between body mass index and the total score of the Microbiota Awareness Scale ( < 0.05). The frequency of probiotic and prebiotic food consumption was higher in nutrition and dietetics students compared to other departments. A higher Attitude Scale for Healthy Nutrition, studying in the nutrition and dietetic department, knowing the term microbiota, and self-assessment on microbiota knowledge as good were associated with increased awareness of microbiota ( < 0.05). Given this positive association, integrating healthy nutrition, microbiota, probiotics, and prebiotics into the educational curricula for all university departments, scientific conferences, and academic research may enhance microbiota awareness among university students.
与饮食相关的慢性病在全球范围内流行，这凸显了人类肠道微生物群在饮食生理效应和慢性病病因学中的重要性。本研究旨在评估大学生对微生物群的认知、健康饮食态度与社会人口学因素之间的关系。242名大学生参与了在土耳其艾登和奥尔杜进行的这项描述性和分析性研究。大学生们填写了一份一般信息表、进行了人体测量、完成了健康营养态度量表、微生物群认知量表以及益生菌和益生元食物频率问卷。共有48名（19.8%）男学生和194名（80.2%）女学生参与了该研究。与其他系相比，营养与营养学系的学生在健康营养态度量表和微生物群认知方面的总分及子因素得分更高，且体重指数更低（<0.05）。健康营养态度量表总分与微生物群认知量表总分之间存在显著正相关。相反，体重指数与微生物群认知量表总分之间存在负相关，且具有统计学意义（<0.05）。与其他系相比，营养与营养学系的学生食用益生菌和益生元食物的频率更高。健康营养态度量表得分更高、就读于营养与营养学系、了解微生物群这一术语以及自我评估微生物群知识良好与微生物群认知的提高相关（<0.05）。鉴于这种正相关关系，将健康营养、微生物群、益生菌和益生元纳入所有大学系的教育课程、科学会议和学术研究中，可能会提高大学生对微生物群的认知。
