Organic Food Nutrition Knowledge Level of Olympic Boxers in Turkey

Abstract

One of the most important features of organic foods is that they are produced by organic farming methods, which is an environmentally friendly form of agricultural production. This study aims to determine the organic food awareness level and the perception of disadvantage towards organic food of all Olympic boxers in Turkey and attitudes towards organic food. The sample of the study consists of 29 volunteer athletes, 19 men, and 10 women, Olympic boxers in Turkey. It was ensured that the participants answered the demographic and scale questions in the survey via the internet. In the statistical evaluation of the data obtained from this study, the statistical software of SPSS 26.0 version; Cronbach's Alpha reliability, Kruskal-Wallis H and Mann Whitney U tests were applied. In conclusion, a significant difference was determined between the organic food awareness level and attitudes towards organic foods and the national class variable at the level of P<0.05.