Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and assessment of knowledge among nutrition students and others students

S obzirom na današnji tempo života, mediteranska prehrana se nameće kao djelotvorna strategija za prevenciju različitih nezaraznih kroničnih bolesti. Cilj ovog istraživanje je bio utvrditi postoji li značajna razlika između studenata nutricionizma i drugih studija u pridržavanju mediteranskog obrasca te procijeniti znanje o istoj. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno 139 studenata, od čega 44 studenata nutricionizma te 95 studenata ostalih studija. Za procjenu prehrambenih navika korišten je MDS (eng. Mediterranean Diet Score) kojim je utvrđeno da se studenti nutricionizma u većoj mjeri pridržavaju načelima mediteranske prehrane od studenta ostalih studija. Također, MDNK upitnikom (eng. Mediterranean Diet Nutrition Knowledge) procjenjeno je da studenti nutricionizma očekivano više znaju o mediteranskoj prehrani, stoga možemo zaključiti da naučeno znanje tijekom studija može imati utjecaj na formiranje pravilnih prehrambenih navika.Given the pace of life today, the Mediterranean diet is emerging as an effective strategy for the prevention of various non-communicable chronic diseases. The aim of this research was to determine if there is a significant difference between nutrition students and other studies in adhering to the Mediterranean pattern and to evaluate knowledge about the same. A total of 139 students participated in the research, of which 44 were Nutrition students and 95 were students in other studies. The MDS (Mediterranean Diet Score) was used to assess dietary habits, which found that nutrition students adhere more to the principles of Mediterranean nutrition than students of other studies. Also, the Mediterranean Diet Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire estimated that nutrition students were expected to know more about the Mediterranean diet, so we can conclude that the knowledge learned during their studies can have an impact on the formation of proper eating habits