Evaluation of diet quality in overweight and obese people

Prevalencija prekomjerne tjelesne mase i pretilosti je vrlo visoka u cijelom svijetu. Prekomjerna tjelesna masa i pretilost su čimbenici rizika za mnogobrojne nezarazne kronične bolesti, a javljaju se zbog neodgovarajućeg načina života koji uključuje nepravilnu prehranu. Cilj ovog rada je bio procijeniti prosječan dnevni unos energije i hranjivih tvari u osoba s indeksom tjelesne mase ≥ 25 kg m-2. Ispitanici su bile odrasle osobe oba spola dobi od 20 do 65 godina. Metoda 24-satnog prisjećanja korištena je za procjenu energetskog unosa i unosa hranjivih tvari. Prosječan dnevni unos proteina i masti je bio veći od preporuka, dok je unos ugljikohidrata bio na donjoj granici preporuka. Prosječan dnevni unos vitamina bio je u skladu s preporukama osim unosa vitamina E. Prosječan dnevni unos kalija i kalcija bio je niži od preporuka, dok je unos natrija bio izrazito povećan. Nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika u prosječnom dnevnom unosu energije te makro- i mikronutrijenata između osoba s prekomjernom tjelesnom masom i pretilih osoba.The prevalence of overweight and obesity is very high throughout the world. Excessive body mass and obesity are risk factors for many non-communicable diseases, and occur due to an inadequate lifestyle that involves improper diet. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the intake of energy and nutrients in people with a body mass index greater than 25 kg m-2. Subjects were adults both gender from 20 to 65 years of age. 24-hour recall was used to estimate energy and nutrients intake. The average protein and fat intake was higher than recommendation, while the carbohydrate intake on the lower border of the recommended limit. Average daily vitamin intake was in line with recommendations besides vitamin E intake. Average daily potassium and calcium intake was lower than recommended, while sodium intake was significantly increased. Significant difference was not determined for average daily energy, macro- and micronutrients intake between overweight and obese people