Volume 11
Issue 4
Food Science and Technology
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume11/issue4/abs-10.html
NUTRITIVE VALUE OF DIETS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN GIRLS AND BOYS AGED 12-15 YEARS FROM REGION WIELKOPOLSKA
Julita Reguła, Małgorzata Woźniewicz
Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene
University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Poland
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was the estimation nutritive value of diets and nutritional status in 182 adolescents aged 12-15 years from region Wielkopolska. Nutritive value of diets were assessed by weekly recall method. Nutritional status was measured by means of anthropometrics index, body composition (FM-fat mass, FFM-fat free mass-BIA method). Diets of adolescents were not correct in the respect of minerals and vitamins. Body weight and FM value were significantly correlated with the energy value of the daily food ration and the share of energy from fat. The BMI value in the analyzed population of youngsters was significantly correlated with contents of carbohydrates and fat in daily food rations. In all population we observed high percent girls and boys with malnutrition also overweight.
Key words: nutrition value, diets, adolescents, nutritional status.
Julita Reguła
Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene
University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624 Poznań, Poland
phone: (61) 8487339
fax: (61) 8487332
http://www.au.poznan.pl/~jumar/
email: jumar@up.poznan.pl
Małgorzata Woźniewicz
Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene
University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624 Poznań, Poland
phone: (61) 8487339
fax: (61) 8487332
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