PMID: 20649072Jul 24, 2010Paper

Regional features of Croatian nutrition

Acta Medica Croatica : C̆asopis Hravatske Akademije Medicinskih Znanosti
Jasna Pucarin-CvetkovićSilvije Vuletić

Abstract

To investigate dietary habits and assess pertinent regional differences observed in different parts of the Republic of Croatia. Based on these results, to identify the geographical regions where inhabitants are at the highest risk of developing hypertension. The study was carried out in 2003, using a modified food consumption questionnaire (Croatian Health Survey, CHS 2003), and included a total of 9070 adults aged > or =18. The following six regions were investigated: mountainous, eastern, littoral, northern and central Croatia, and the City of Zagreb. The criterion used to establish diet-associated risk was the presence of at least one of the following variables: salting the food without tasting it first, regular consumption of dried meat products, and significant bread consumption ( > or =4 slices). The results pertinent to qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies. The analysis of dietary habits of the Croatian population revealed differences in the nutrition patterns customary for the investigated regions. The greatest number of subjects (>12.3%) adding salt to food without tasting it first were recorded in the mountainous and eastern regions, followed by the City of Zagreb (10.3%), while the lowest number of sub...Continue Reading

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