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Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of social media use of individuals living in Erzurum province on their attitude towards functional foods and to examine the relationship with body mass index. Method: A questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic information form, Attitudes Towards Functional Foods Scale and Social Media Use Scale was administered to the participants face-to-face. Results: The mean body mass index of the participants was 24.00±4.31kg/m2 and 42.3% were male and 57.7% were female. Participants' levels of social media use and attitudes towards functional foods were found to be high (p<0.05). According to the body mass index groups, the sub-factor and total scores of the Social Media Use Scale did not change (p>0.05), and ın the "Benefit" sub-factor score (H=8.668; p<0.05) and "Trust" sub-factor score (H=7.949; p<0.05) of the Attitudes Towards Functional Foods Scale, the median of normal weight and underweight individuals is higher than obese and preobese individuals. As the scores of the participants' Attitudes Towards Functional Foods Scale and Social Media Use Scale increased, their body mass index values decreased (p<0.05). As the body mass index values increased, the "Continuity" sub-factor and total scores of the Social Media Use Scale and the "Benefit", "Trust" sub-factor and total scores of the Attitudes Towards Functional Foods Scale decreased (p<0.05). Conclusion: Social media use does not affect the level of functional food attitude and the level of social media use decreases as the body mass index value increases.

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