Nutritional status and share of cereals in the diet of people with celiac disease

Cilj ovog rada bio je odrediti prehrambeni status osoba s celijakijom (n=57) te procijeniti udio pojedinih dozvoljenih žitarica u njihovoj prehrani. Stupanj uhranjenosti određen je antropometrijskim parametrima kao što su tjelesna masa, tjelesna visina, omjer struka i bokova (WHR) i udio masnog tkiva. Prosječan indeks tjelesne mase (BMI) ispitanika bio je 22,61±3,49 kg/m², a WHR 0,77±0,07. Većina ispitanika ima adekvatan stupanj uhranjenosti, međutim 36,84% ispitanika ima povećani udio masnog tkiva. Prosječan udio pojedinih žitarica određen je posebno osmišljenim upitnikom, koji je pokazao da osobe s celijakijom unose 6,04 kg bezglutenskog brašna mjesečno. Samo 37,5% ispitanika koristi bezglutensko brašno koje se nalazi na osnovnoj listi lijekova. Najviše konzumirane žitarice su riža 1,38 kg/mj i kukuruz 1,17 kg/mj, dok ispitanici najmanje konzumiraju heljdu 0,05 kg/mj i proso 0,02 kg/mj. Stoga, moglo bi se zaključiti da je bezglutenska dijeta pozitivno povezana s prehrambenim statusom. Ali treba uzeti u obzir da antropometrijski podaci kao takvi nisu dovoljni da bi ukazali na moguć prehrambeni nedostatak.The aim of this study was to determine the nutritional status of people with celiac disease (n =57) and estimate the share of allowed grain in their diet. The degree of nutritional status was determined by anthropometric parameters such as body weight, body height, waist and hip ratio (WHR) and the proportion of adipose tissue. Average of body mass index (BMI) of respondents was 22,61±3,49 kg/m², and WHR 0,77±0,07. Most of the respondents have an adequate level of nutrition, however 36,84% have an increased percentage of body fat.. Average share of individual grains was determined by specially designed questionnaire, which showed that people with celiac disease use 6,04 kg gluten-free flour per month. Only 37,5% of respondents use a gluten-free flour, which is on the basic list of medicines. The most consumed cereals are rice 1,38 kg/month and corn 1,17 kg/month, while the subjects consume only 0,05 kg of buckwheat per month and 0,02 kg of millet. So, it could be concluded that the gluten-free diet is positively connected with the nutritional status of patients. But we should take into account that anthropometric data as such is not sufficient to indicate the possible food shortage