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Introduction: Nowadays, with the development of digital technologies, most of the employees in the workplace have started to adopt a sedentary lifestyle. It is seen that sedentary lifestyle causes many negative health problems, especially obesity, among white-collar workers. It is stated that apart from the sedentary lifestyle, the psychological state also affects the eating attitude. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional state and eating attitude among white-collar workers. Methods: In this study, which was conducted with 186 administrative personnel, anthropometric measurements, general health status, and food consumption habits of individuals were questioned. In addition to these, their emotional states were by using the Depression Anxiety Stress (DAS) Scale; Eating disorder risks were evaluated using the eating attitude test (YTT-40). Results: 65.1% of the participants were married and the mean age was found to be 34.05±7.52. When the DAS scores of the individuals were examined, it was seen that 58.1% experienced depression, 42.5% anxiety, and 66.1% stress at a normal level. Depression and stress scores of women and singles are significantly higher. Singles also had higher anxiety scores. Depression scores of individuals who preferred a carbohydrate-heavy diet were found to be significantly higher than those who had a protein-rich/high-fiber/high-fat/balanced diet. Individuals with EAT scores≥30 were also found to have higher depression, anxiety, and stress scores. Conclusion: Unhealthy eating behaviors, irregular eating habits and skipping meals in desk workers cause unbalanced and inadequate nutrition. For this reason, in order to prevent nutritional deficiencies and imbalances, it will be beneficial to increase the awareness of working individuals about work stress and nutrition and to provide consultancy services on healthy nutrition.

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