BONE HEALTH FACTORS IN ADOLESCENTS FROM VARNA

Purpose: The purpose of our study is to research nutritional behavior and PA in a representative sample of 12th grade students (18-20 years of age) from Varna. Methods: We used two questionnaires: on the frequency of food consumption and on the assessment of physical activity. We applied the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, recommended from WHO. Results: The survey includes 401 young people. These are 11.2% of all 12th grade students in Varna. Тwo portions or more per day of dairy products are consumed by 94.5% young men and 48.7% of young women. More than half of the girls have inadequate intake of bioavailable calcium. The lowest consumption is in the underweight female group. There is a significant positive correlation between low milk consumption and Body Mass Index (BMI) in girls (r = 0.409 **, p