THE EATING HABITS AND FACTORS OF CHOOSING FOOD AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE DORMITORY

Adolescenija je razdoblje života u kojem se događaju razne promjene s kojima sočavanje nikad nije lako,a često se ono reflektira na izbor hrane. U adolescenciji dolazi do intenzivnog rasta i razvoja prehrambenih navika kod adolescenata,te biranje hrane koja je obilježena nutritivnim vrijednostima u smislu energije, a koja je relativno veća od bilo koje faze ljudskog života. Iako roditelji i dalje imaju ključni utjecaj na prehrambene navike adolescenata i vršnjački i širi društveni utjecaj imaju tendenciju nadrastanja roditeljskog utjecaja. Adolescenti su meta reklama za restorane s brzom hranom, bezalkoholna pića i namirinica koje imaju visoki broj kalorija i niske količine hranjivih tvari. Kao rezultat toga, mnogi adolescenti ne ispunjavaju preporuke za dnevne prehrambene unose zdrave hrane, a visok postotak mladih pati od problema prekomjerne tjelesne težine. Vrlo je bitno s mladima razgovarati i o poremećajima u prehrani a posebnu pozornost posvetiti djevojakama koje su skonije poremećajima u prehrani od mladića. Djevojke paze na prehranu, dok mladići gledaju kako bi što jeftinije prošli. Komunikacija i zdrava prehrana najvažniju su u doba adolescencije jer je to burno razdoblje i adolescentima u tom periodu trebaju i ljubav i podršku.Adolescence is a time of life which brings different changes. Dealing with those changes is not very easy and that inevitably reflects on the choice of their diet. It is also the time of intensive growth and they often choose food which is rich in calories but with insufficient nutrition values. In this phase of their lives they usually choose food with the highest calorie values. Even though the parents still have the biggest influence on their eating habits, the social influence also plays an important role. Adolescents are the target of advertising campaigns for fast food restaurants as well as the non-alcoholic beverages which have high calorie values and low nutrition values. As a result many adolescents do not follow the recommendations for daily intake of healthy food and there is a high percentage of overweight adolescents. It is very important to talk to young people about the wrong choices in their diet especially to girls who suffer from those disorders more often. On the other hand, girls are more careful with their choice of diet, where as boys just consider the cost as the main factor. Communication and healthy diet are most important in the adolescent age because it is a very intensive period and they need a lot of love and support