The Analysis of Nutritional Habits of the Third Age Students in Poznań

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dc.contributor.authorPracka, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorDziedziński, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorKowalczewski, Przemysław Łukasz
dc.contributor.organizationInstitute of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Polanden
dc.contributor.organizationStudents’ Scientific Club of Food Technologists, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Polanden
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-19T12:17:52Z
dc.date.available2022-01-19T12:17:52Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-31
dc.description.abstractIn recent years have seen increasing percentage of the elderly in the overall population. This has driven the attention to the lifestyle factors that influence the health and quality of life of this social group, including their nutrition and physical activity. Universities of the Third Age (U3A) are a valuable platform for the dissemination and broadening of the knowledge related to these topics. The nutritional habits of 61 U3A students in Poznań were evaluated on the basis of a modified KomPAN questionnaire. Their nutritional status was determined using the body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) indices. Nearly half of the respondents were overweight and 16% had first degree obesity. The WHR index in women was on average 0.8, while in men it was 1.01. Only 13% of the students declared regular eating, with 60% consuming 4-5 meals a day. Women were found to eat snacks between meals more often than men. It was also found that the majority of the elderly do not add salt to ready meals or sweeten beverages with sugars. Taking into account the observed nutritional problems and the occurrence of improper eating habits of the elderly, it is recommended to continue the education on the prevention of common diet-related diseased.en
dc.identifier.citationPracka, Magdalena, Dziedziński, Marcin and Kowalczewski, Przemysław Łukasz. "The Analysis of Nutritional Habits of the Third Age Students in Poznań" Open Agriculture, vol. 5, no. 1, 2020, pp. 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0003 ; (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opag-2020-0003/html)en
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/opag-2020-0003
dc.identifier.issn2391-9531
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/20931
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDe Gruyteren
dc.rightsUznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowe*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectU3Aen
dc.subjectolder adultsen
dc.subjectelderly people in Polanden
dc.subjectBMIen
dc.subjectquality of lifeen
dc.titleThe Analysis of Nutritional Habits of the Third Age Students in Poznańen
dc.typearticleen
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