FAMILIARITY OF STUDENTS WITH PROBIOTIC MICROORGANISMS IN FOOD PRODUCTS AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

Izhodišča: Med ljudmi v zadnjih desetletjih se je trdno uveljavilo zavedanje o tem, da mikroorganizmi niso samo sovražniki, ki človeku škodujejo in povzročajo nalezljive bolezni, temveč so tudi zdravju koristni. V diplomskem delu smo predstavili probiotične mikroorganizme in ugotavljali seznanjenost populacije srednješolcev s probiotičnimi mikroorganizmi v prehranskih izdelkih in prehranskih dopolnilih ter vključevanje le teh v vsakodnevno prehrano. Metode: V empiričnem delu smo s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika izvedli raziskavo o seznanjenosti dijakov s probiotičnimi mikroorganizmi v prehranskih izdelkih in prehranskih dopolnilih. Sodelovalo je 30 dijakov drugih in tretjih letnikov Srednje zdravstvene šole Celje v mesecu aprilu 2015. Anketni vprašalnik je vseboval 17 vprašanj. Rezultati: Ugotovili smo, da dijaki, ki v učnem procesu še niso obravnavali snovi mikrobiologije dobro poznajo pomen in naloge probiotičnih mikroorganizmov v prehranskih izdelkih in prehranskih dopolnilih, saj poznavanje probiotičnih izdelkov vodi iz družinskih prehranjevalnih navad. Dijaki, ki so omenjeno snov že obravnavali, pa so še bolje seznanjeni in teoretično podkovani. Diskusija in zaključki: Današnji način življenja predstavlja za človeški organizem obremenitev in stres. Dokazano je, da zaužitje dobrih mikroorganizmov pozitivno vpliva na počutje in zdravje ljudi, če le te zaužijemo v zadostnih količinah. Raziskava dokazuje potrebo po večjem in učinkovitejšem seznanjanju in vključevanju učne snovi o zdravju koristnih mikroorganizmih, ki v današnjem svetu predstavljajo vir naravnega ravnovesja za človeški organizem.Introduction: Among people over the last decades it has been firmly established that microorganisms are not only the enemies that harm humans causing infectious diseases, in fact they are also beneficial to health. In this thesis we presented probiotic microorganisms and the awareness of the population of secondary school students with probiotic microorganisms in food products and dietary supplements, and the integration of these in the everyday diet. Methods: In the empirical part, we used a questionnaire to conduct research on awareness of students with probiotic microorganisms in food products and dietary supplements. In the research. The questionnaire was conducted in April and participated 30 students in second and third grade of secondary school of Nursing in Celje and contained 17 questions. Results: We found that students that haven\u27t yet completed the course of microbiology know the importance and functions of probiotic microorganisms in food products and dietary supplements based on the family\u27s eating habits. Students who already completed with the course of microbiology are even better informed and theoretically versed. Discussion and conclusions: Today\u27s way of life causes stress to our human body. It has been demonstrated that the ingestion of good microorganisms has a positive impact on people\u27s health, if this they are taken in sufficient quantities. This study demonstrates the need for greater and more effective communicating and integrating learning of beneficial microorganisms, which in today\u27s world represent a source of natural microbial balance in the human organism