The Relationship between Protein Consumption and Abdominal Obesity

Objective: Protein intake of obese individuals; It was aimed to investigate anthropometric measurements such as body weight, waist circumference, BMI and their effects on body fat-muscle composition. Method: This study was carried out with 125 obese individuals aged between 19-65 who did not have any chronic diseases and participated in the study voluntarily. The questionnaire used in the study consisted of five parts, including personal information, general diet, anthropometric measurements, frequency of food consumption and 24-hour food consumption record. Body Mass Index was used to identify obese individuals. The Nutrition Information Systems Package Program (BEBIS 8.2) was used to evaluate the nutritional status, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 program was used to analyze the statistical data. Results: It was determined that there were statistically significant and negative correlations between the daily protein (%) intake of obese individuals and the values of Body Weight, BMI, Body Fat Percentage, Waist Circumference and Waist/Hip circumference (p<0.05). In addition, a statistically significant and positive correlation was found between the daily protein (%) intake of obese individuals and the Body Muscle Percentage values (p<0.05). Conclusion: As the daily protein (%) intake of obese individuals increases, Body Weight, BMI, Body Fat Percentage, Waist Circumference and Waist/Hip circumference values decrease, and as daily protein (%) intake increases, Body Muscle Percentage values increase. Positive effects were detected in anthropometric measurements with increasing protein amount.