BREAD AS INDICATOR OF AGE-CHANGING DIETARY HABITS AMONG YOUNG

Kruh je često konzumirana hrana na Balkanu te je samim time pogodan za istraživanje prehrambenih navika. Cilj ovog rada je istražiti prehrambene navike populacije mladih (14-26 godina) obzirom na konzumaciju različitih vrsta kruha. Ukupno je u istraživanje bilo uključeno 173 ispitanika (37% mladića i 63% djevojaka), nasumično odabranih među učenicima osnovne škole (30), srednje škole (45) i fakulteta (98) sa područja Novog Sada. Uočen je porast konzumacije kruha od cjelovitih žitarica od 15% među učenicima osnovne škole do 26% među učenicima srednje škole i studentima. Obzirom na spol, konzumacija kruha od cjelovitih žitarica je bila 9% veća među djevojkama u usporedbi sa mladićima. Svi ispitanici su pod utjecajem obiteljskih prehrambenih navika najviše konzumirali bijeli kruh (56-69%). Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju povezanost promjena prehrambenih navika sa odrastanjem i jači utjecaj okoline nego obitelji. Najveći utjecaj obitelji i običaja je uočen među osnovnoškolcima (54%) dok je među srednjoškolcima i studentima bio slabije izražen (34%).Recognized as a staple food consumed in large quantities in the Balkans region, bread is suitable for the investigation of dietary habits. This survey was conducted to gain insight into the dietary habits, related to intake and knowledge about various bread types, of the young population (14 to 26 years of age). The total number of surveyed respondents was 173 (37% males and 63% females). They were randomly selected among students from an elementary school (30), high school (45) and university (98) in the Novi Sad Municipality. A correlation between the respondents’ age and the practice of “healthy food” intake was observed, as whole wheat bread consumption increased from 15% in elementary school to 26% among high school and university students. Considering gender, whole wheat bread intake among female respondents was 9% higher in comparison with male respondents. Still, white bread was most commonly consumed by all respondents (56%-69%), as a result of a habit adopted in the family. However, the obtained results indicate a strong correlation between agechanging dietary habits (“healthy” food awareness) and the impact of the environment rather than the impact of the family. Namely, the greater impact of family and tradition is noticed among elementary school pupils (54%) while among high school and university students the corresponding impact was significantly less pronounced (34%)