Vitamin a supplementation in terms of lifestyle disease
Journal Title: Progress in Health Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 1, Issue
Abstract
<br/><b>Introduction:</b> Rational nutrition is one of the most important factors affecting human development, maintaining good health and prevention of civilization diseases. <br/><b>Purpose:</b> To assess the state of knowledge among students from John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biala Podlaska in the impact and effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation on the human body. As well as the assessment of students' knowledge concerning the problem of deficits and diseases caused the overdose of vitamin A. <br/><b>Materials and methods:</b> The study was conducted among 70 students of the John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biala Podlaska in the period March - April 2018. We used the diagnostic survey method based on the original questionnaire. <br/><b>Results:</b> Students have knowledge about dietary supplements; they could indicate the main effect of the preparations. 62.86% of the respondents knew the correct definition of dietary supplements. They had difficulty with the term of vitamin A in the human body and the diseases caused by the lack of it. The problem was a detailed knowledge of the occurrence and impact on the body of vitamin A supplementation. A small percentage (14.29%) students have ever taken supplements. <br/><b>Conclusions:</b> Students have knowledge about dietary supplements<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
M. Ślifirczyk, B. Jędrzejewska, A. Ślifirczyk, K. Bochno
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