As social culture and structure evolve, changes occur in individuals’ eating habits and environmental awareness. This study assesses the relationship between sustainable eating behaviors and environmental literacy across generations (Gens) from the same ancestry. The Sustainable and Healthy Eating (SHE) Behavior Scale and the Environmental Literacy Scale for Adults (ELSA) was administered to 381 individuals across three generations. Self-reported anthropometric data were collected. The total scores of the SHE Behavior Scale of the participants from all three generations were significantly different from each other. The “Quality Labels”, “Meat Reduction” and “Low Fat” factor scores were similar in GenX and GenY. These factor scores were significantly lower in GenZ. The “Animal Welfare” factor score was significantly higher in GenX. The “Avoiding Food Waste and Seasonal Foods” and “Local Food” factor scores were significantly higher in GenX than in GenY and GenZ. The “Healthy and Balanced Diet” factor score was significantly lower in GenZ. There was no difference between the total ELSA scores. The “Environmental Consciousness” factor score was significantly lower in GenX than in GenY. Generational disparities strongly influence perspectives on sustainable and healthy eating. Focused initiatives are essential to educate future parents, who play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation, about sustainable nutrition.

Phenomenon: Physician immigration from other countries is increasing as developed countries continue to be desirable destinations for physicians; however, the determinants of Turkish physicians' migration decisions are still unclear. Despite its wide coverage in the media and among physicians in Türkiye, and being the subject of much debate, there is insufficient data to justify this attention. With this study, we aimed to investigate the tendency of senior medical students in Türkiye to pursue their professional careers abroad and its related factors. Approach: This cross-sectional study involved 9881 senior medical students from 39 different medical schools in Türkiye in 2022. Besides participants' migration decision, we evaluated the push and pull factors related to working, social environment and lifestyle in Türkiye and abroad, medical school education inadequacy, and personal insufficiencies, as well as the socioeconomic variables that may affect the decision to migrate abroad. The analyses were carried out with a participation rate of at least 50%. Findings: Of the medical students, 70.7% had emigration intentions. Approximately 60% of those want to stay abroad permanently, and 61.5% of them took initiatives such as learning a foreign language abroad (54.5%) and taking relevant exams (18.9%). Those who wanted to work in the field of Research & Development were 1.37 (95% CI: 1.22-1.54) times more likely to emigrate. The push factor that was related to emigration intention was the "working conditions in the country" (OR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.56-2.28) whereas the "social environment/lifestyle abroad" was the mere pull factor for the tendency of emigration (OR: 1.73, 95% CI: 1.45-2.06). In addition, the quality problem in medical schools also had a significant impact on students' decisions (OR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.83-2.65). Insights: Although the percentage of those who want to emigrate "definitely" was at the same level as in the other developing countries, the tendency to migrate "permanently" was higher in Türkiye. Improving working conditions in the country and increasing the quality of medical faculties seem vital in preventing the migration of physicians.

Objective: To determine the awareness, consumption patterns of energy drinks (ED) and health hazards among students at a Turkish University. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by questionnaire method between in 2017 among Erciyes University students. Total 1257 students from the Faculties of Medicine, Communication and Physical Education and Sports College participated in the study. Pearson chi-square test, binary logistic regressions were used for statistical analysis. p <0.05 values were considered significant. Results: Students who tried at least once and consumed regularly ED were 52.5% and 15.7% respectively. Consuming regularly and trying ED were more common among students who were studying at Physical Education and Sports High school, male, smoking, alcohol consumer, doing regular physical activity. Mean age of students to start drinking ED was 15.1 years. Most common reason for ED consumption was; staying awake. Alcohol mixed energy drinks consumption rate was 37.6% among regular ED consumers. Most declared harmful effect was palpitation. Conclusion: ED consumption among Erciyes University students was widespread. Students should be informed about EDs’ hazards for health. Legal regulations regarding production, marketing and advertising of EDs must be reconsidered. How to cite this:Borlu A, Oral B, Gunay O. Consumption of energy drinks among Turkish University students and its health hazards. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(2):537-542. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.2.638 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Disasters increase the psychological and physiological vulnerability of individuals. Restriction of food resources, restriction of access to food resources by armed forces, deterioration of transportation and marketing systems, and increasing economic damage cause serious food shortages in disaster areas. In disasters, it is very difficult for individuals to plant or collect crops. In addition, there is serious pressure on the supply of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, and irrigation systems in the disaster area. In disasters, inadequate nutrition of the individual under the recommended amount of energy increases the susceptibility to infection. As a result of this situation, both the frequency and severity of infectious diseases increase in society and the recovery period of individuals is prolonged. It is very important to prepare a disaster nutrition plan in order to protect and maintain the health of the disaster survivor society and the vulnerable groups within the society. In this study, the nutrition of the population in disasters and the nutrition plan for vulnerable groups were examined.

Laboratuvar ve Atölyelerde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Kavramı, Tarihçesi, Önemi ve İlkeleri Ozan ŞENKAL İş Hijyeni Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Nevzat DURMAN Bilgisayar Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Hatice ÖZDEMİR Makine İmalat Laboratuvar ve Atölyelerinde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Ramazan KAYABAŞI Şener POLAT Kaynak Atölyelerinde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Esenay ARSLAN Tekstil Atölyelerinde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Ayşe YAĞCI Mobilya Laboratuar ve Atölyelerinde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Ramazan KAYABAŞI İbrahim CÜNDÜBEYOĞLU Beslenme ve Gıda Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Neslihan ÖNER Gastronomi Atölyelerinde İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Hatice ÖZDEMİR Kimya Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Hüseyin BENLİ Fizik Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Ümit BAYRAM Elektrik Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Mehmet Akif ERKAN AR-GE Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Fatma KILIÇ DOKAN Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Arda BORLU Biyokimya Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Belgin ORAL Patoloji Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Elçin BALCI Veteriner Laboratuvarlarında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Çiğdem DİKEL