LB027 - LOW FIBER, LOW WELLNESS? A STUDY ON DIETARY FIBER INTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE, PERCEIVED WELLNESS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULTS
LB027
LOW FIBER, LOW WELLNESS? A STUDY ON DIETARY FIBER INTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE, PERCEIVED WELLNESS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULTS
I. Alpat Yavaş1,2,*, D. G. Şimşek3, D. Çiftçi1, E. A. Ayyıldız1, Y. Kaymaz1
1School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, 3School of Applied Management Sciences, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Program, İzmir University of Economics, Izmir, Türkiye
Rationale: Dietary fiber is an important component of a healthy diet and contributes to overall wellness. This study aimed to determine the dietary fiber intake of adults and its relationship with dietary fiber-related knowledge, perceived wellness, quality of life, and anthropometric measurements.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 180 adults aged 18–65 who lived in Türkiye. A questionnaire prepared by the researchers was used to obtain information about the demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements of the participants. Knowledge About Dietary Fibre (KADF) scale was used to assess dietary fiber-related knowledge level, Perceived Wellness Scale (PWS) was used to assess perceived well-being, and the Quality of Life Test Short Form-36 (SF-36) was used to determine quality of life. Data analysis was conducted using the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program.
Results: Participants had a mean age of 32.7 ± 11.2 years, and 58.9% were women. Mean dietary fiber intake was 15.33 ± 8.69 g/day, with 87.8% consuming less than the recommended amount. Women had significantly higher dietary fiber knowledge scores than men (p<0.05). No significant relationship was found between dietary fiber intake and either knowledge level or quality of life scores (p>0.05). However, participants with adequate fiber intake had significantly higher perceived wellness scores compared to those with inadequate intake (p<0.05). Perceived wellness scores were positively correlated with both the physical (r=0.288) and mental (r=0.423) components of the SF-36 (p<0.01). BMI was negatively correlated with dietary fiber knowledge (r=–0.148) and the physical component of the SF-36 (r=–0.159) (p<0.05).
Conclusion: This study highlights the generally low dietary fiber intake among participants, despite higher knowledge levels observed in women. The findings emphasize the need for public health strategies to promote adequate dietary fiber intake, as it is associated with better perceived well-being. Despite knowledge differences by gender, overall fiber consumption remained low, highlighting a gap between awareness and behavior.
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Disclosure of Interest: None declared