Diet quality assessment by diet quality indexes among students

Uvod: Mediteranska prehrana se temelji na konzumaciji minimalno obrađene hrane, kao što je povrće, voće, riba, maslinovo ulje te umjerenoj konzumaciji crnog vina tijekom obroka. Zadnjih nekoliko godina razvijene su brojne metode za mjerenje kvalitete prehrane, kao i brojni bodovni sustavi i indeksi prema kojima je također moguće odrediti kvalitetu prehrane pojedine skupine. Cilj: Cilj ovog rada bio je procijeniti kvalitetu prehrane studenata Medicinskog fakulteta i Fakulteta za menadžment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu te pripadnost mediteranskom načinu prehrane pomoću različitih indeksa za ocjenu mediteranskog načina prehrane. Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 455 studenata, od kojih 336 žena te 119 muškaraca. Rezultati: Prema MDQI indeksu mladići su ukupno ostvarili 8,19, djevojke 7,44, a ukupni MDQI score iznosio je 7,63. Kvaliteta prehrane kod djevojaka se pokazala boljom, iako ne postoji značajna razlika između mladića i djevojaka. Prema MDS indeksu mladići su ostvarili 3,82, djevojke 3,64, a ukupan MDS iznosio je 3,65 bez statistički značajne razlike između mladića i djevojaka. Prema MDS+riba indeksu mladići su ostvarili 4,14, djevojke 3,97, a ukupan score iznosio je 4,02 boda bez statistički značajne razlike među njima. Nije utvrđena povezanost između indeksa tjelesne mase i prehrane studenata. Zaključak: Ostvareni bodovi ukazuju na potrebu za povećanjem unosa voća, povrća i ribe, ali i ostalih „korisnih“ namirnica svojstvenih mediteranskoj prehrani te postoji jasna potreba za stvaranjem programa promicanja zdravlja s posebnim naglaskom na edukaciji o prehrani i prehrambenim navikama mladih ljudi.Introduction: The Mediterranean diet is based on the consumption of minimally processed foods, as vegetables, fruits, fish, olive oil and moderate consumption of red wine. In the last few years, numerous methods have been developed to measure the quality of nutrition, as well as numerous point systems and indices that can also determine the nutrition quality. Aim: The main aim of this research was to evaluate the nutrition quality of students at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management of the University of Rijeka and to determine the adherence to the Mediterranean diet by using different indices. Subjects and methods: The study involved 455 students, of whom 336 were female, and 119 were male. Results: According to MDQI, male students achieved 8,19, female 7,44, and total MDQI score was 7,63. There is no significant difference between male and female. According to the MDS, total score for male was 3,82, for female 3,64, and the total MDS was 3,65 with no statistically significant difference between male and female. According to the MDS+fish index, male students achieved 4,14, female 3,97, and the total score was 4,02 points without statistically significant differences between them. There was no correlation between body mass index and the nutrition of students. Conclusion: Achieved points indicate the need to increase the intake of fruit, vegetables nad fish as well as other „useful“ foods that are characteristic for Mediterranean diet and there is a clear need to create a health promotion program with particular emphasis on nutrition and nutrition habits of young peopl