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This study aims to determine healthy lifestyle behaviors of nursing students and their impact on obesity prejudice levels. METHODS: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2017 and January 2018 and comprised a total of 278 students enrolled in a university nursing faculty. The Individual Identification Form, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II and Obesity Prejudice Scale-GAMS 27 were used to collect the data, and frequency, percentage, and Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The average age of the students was 20.88±1.51, 83.1% were female and 68.3% were first-year students. The average score of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale was 131.0±18. 48 and the average score of the Obesity Prejudice Scale-GAMS-27 was 75.47±9.23. In this study, the total scores of the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale were found to be higher in the fourth-year students, and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). In addition, it was found that there was a statistically significant relationship between the variables of Obesity Prejudice Scale-GAMS-27 total score, income status, chronic disease presence, psychological assistance status and obesity individual in family variables (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant relationship between total scores and subscales of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and the total score of Obesity Prejudice ScaleGAMS 27 (p>0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As a result of the study, it seems that healthy lifestyle behaviors do not have an effect on obesity prejudice level. It is believed that the findings of the study will allow the assessment of the current situation and the identification of the requirements in this area.

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