A comparative study of eating habits, calcium and vitamin D intakes in the population of Central-Eastern European countries
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 19, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction. Vitamin D and calcium intake have got crucial role in the well-balanced, health promoting diet. Many studies indicated that population of different countries can be characterised by inadequate intake of both nutrients. Up to date data are not available from the population of Central-Eastern European countries. Aim. Compare the eating habits of Central-Eastern European countries, in particular to calcium and vitamin D intake. Material and methods. Participating people from the investigated countries were randomly selected. 60 Austrian, 187 Polish, 106 Hungarian and 81 Slovenian volunteers were involved. Data were obtained by a self-developed questionnaire, as well as semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (sq-FFQ). Data processing was executed by NutriComp FFQ, and GraphPad Prism 5.0 softwares. Results. All of the four investigated countries, excessive energy intake was observed, and the associate overweight and obesity as well. Highest calcium intake was recorded in the Hungarian population, while the lowest in Slovenia. Vitamin D intake was critically low in both of the countries. Conclusions. Awareness campaign is necessary to inform the population about the dangers of the low intake of calcium and vitamin D (e.g. increased risk of osteoporosis, and higher incidence of upper respiratory tract infections). Prevention strategies should be also prepared with the inform of the participating volunteers.
Authors and Affiliations
Adrien Lichthammer, Barbara Nagy, Csaba Orbán, Tímea Tóth, Róbertné Csajbók, Szilvia Molnár, Katalin Tátrai-Németh, Márta Veresné Bálint
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