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Procjena životnog stila mladih žena smanjene, normalne i prekomjerne tjelesne težine

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The aim of this study was to compare eating and lifestyle habits between underweight, normal weight and overweight young women. Data obtained from a survey of 1129 students of the three higher education institutions in Kielce, Kraków and Opole (Southern Poland) were analysed. BMI was used to define underweight, overweight and obesity. Eating and lifestyle habits were assessed based on the information received from surveyed students. The study group consisted of women of childbearing-age and a special attention was paid to analyse habits correlated with the risk factor for pregnant women (low consumption of dairy products, meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, cigarette smoking, alcohol and caffeine intake). In the studied group, the prevalence of underweight was higher than the prevalence of overweight and obesity (11.1% vs. 7.0%). There were no significant differences in nutritional habits between the three weight groups. The responding students, regardless their weight status, presented numerous unhealthy eating habits. Underweight students more frequently took multivitamin supplements, less frequently followed an alternative diet, smoked cigarettes or drank larger amounts of coffee than normal weight and overweight women. Underweight and normal weight women more frequently participated in sports activities than overweight and obese women. However, 39.2 percent of the surveyed women declared that they seldom or never perform any sport activities. The results show that majority of young women present numerous unhealthy behaviours. Unhealthy habits occur with the same frequency among underweight students as among normal weight students or overweight ones. Cilj je ovog istraživanja usporediti navike u hranjenju i životnom stilu izmedu mladih žena smanjene, normalne i prekomjerne tjelesne težine. Analizirani su podaci prikupljeni istraživanjem 1129 studentica u tri ustanove visokog obrazovanja u Kielce, Kraków i Opole (južna Poljska). BMI se rabio za definiciju smanjene, normalne te prekomjerne tjelesne težine te pretilosti. Navike u hranjenju i životnom stilu procijenjene su na temelju podataka dobivenih od istraživanih studentica. Posebna pažnja posvečena je navikama koje su povezane s faktorima rizika za trudne žene (smanjena konzumacija mliječnih proizvoda, mesa, ribe, voča i povrča, pušenje, konzumacija alkohola i kofeina). U istraživanojskupini prevalencija smanjene težine bila je veča od povečane težine ili pretilosti (11.1% vs. 7.0%). Nije bilo značajnih razlika u navikama hranjenja izmedu tri kategorije težine. Studentice su bez obzira na svoju težinu pokazale brojne nezdrave navike u hranjenju. Studentice smanjene težine češče su uzimale multivitaminske preparate, rijede su slijedile alternativnu dijetu, pušile ili pile velike količine kave nego one normalne ili prekomjerne težine. Žene smanjene i normalne težine češče su se bavile sportskim aktivnostima od pretilih ili onih s prekomjernom težinom. 39.2 % ispitanih žena izjavilo je da se rijetko ili nikad ne bave nikakvim sportskim aktivnostima. Rezultati pokazuju da večina žena pokazuje nezdrava ponašanja. Nezdrave navike jednako su učestale medu studenticama sa smanjenom kao i u onih s normalnom i prekomjernom težinom.