Nutritional and Anthropometric Status of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Results from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) EU Menu Food Consumption Survey 2017–2021
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Milešević, JelenaZeković, Milica
Šarac, Ivana
Knez, Marija
Takić, Marija
Debeljak Martačić, Jasmina
Gurinović, Mirjana
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The Serbian National Food Consumption Survey on adults from 10 to 74 years old, including pregnant women and vegetarians, was conducted in compliance with the EFSA EU Menu project support and guidance from 2017 to 2022. Valid data were collected from a total of 3018 participants with 856 adolescents aged 10 to 17 years, 1155 adults aged 18 to 64, 581 elderly subjects aged 65 to 74 years, 145 pregnant women, and 281 persons following a vegetarian diet. Data collection was conducted using a national Survey Pack designed for the project, including the following: a general questionnaire, an age-appropriate Food Propensity Questionnaire, an International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and 24 h dietary recall. The advanced nutritional platform Diet Assess and Plan (DAP) was applied for data storage, processing, and the creation of the final dataset for transfer to EFSA. The Serbian food composition database was used and updated during the project as a resource of food information for all f...oods and recipes that were consumed by the study cohort. Regardless of age and
gender category, the majority (56%) of adults had normal weight according to the Body Mass Index,while 21% were overweight, and 15.5% were underweight. The average daily energy intake was 2178.72 kcal, while overall contributions of carbohydrates, protein, and fat to the total energy intake were 43.37%, 15.47%, and 41.16%, respectively. The proportions of macronutrient intake deviated from the dietary reference values, particularly for fat, which was often too high, where sunflower oil was the major source of fat in diets. Out of the 3018 participants, 98% had breakfast, 99% had lunch,
and 95% had dinner, while approx. 80% had snacks between main meals. The highest energy intake was recorded during lunch, 706.5 kcal (32% TE). The survey results provide valuable insight into the nutritional status and dietary habits of adults from 10 to 74 years old living in Serbia. The Serbian food consumption database serves as an evidence platform for decision-making processes in public health nutrition policies and strategies, diet monitoring, exposure risk assessments, and interventions targeting identified nutritional challenges in particular population groups. Harmonized data are part of the EFSA comprehensive food consumption database.
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food consumption / dietary assessment / nutritional status / body mass index / EFSA EU MenuSource:
Proceedings of The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023: “Food, Nutrition and Health:Translating Science into Practice”, 14 to 17 November 2023, Belgrade, Serbia, 2023, 91, 1, 15-Publisher:
- Basel, Switzerland : Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200015 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Medical Research) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200015)
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Institut za medicinska istraživanjaTY - CONF AU - Milešević, Jelena AU - Zeković, Milica AU - Šarac, Ivana AU - Knez, Marija AU - Takić, Marija AU - Debeljak Martačić, Jasmina AU - Gurinović, Mirjana PY - 2023 UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1432 AB - The Serbian National Food Consumption Survey on adults from 10 to 74 years old, including pregnant women and vegetarians, was conducted in compliance with the EFSA EU Menu project support and guidance from 2017 to 2022. Valid data were collected from a total of 3018 participants with 856 adolescents aged 10 to 17 years, 1155 adults aged 18 to 64, 581 elderly subjects aged 65 to 74 years, 145 pregnant women, and 281 persons following a vegetarian diet. Data collection was conducted using a national Survey Pack designed for the project, including the following: a general questionnaire, an age-appropriate Food Propensity Questionnaire, an International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and 24 h dietary recall. The advanced nutritional platform Diet Assess and Plan (DAP) was applied for data storage, processing, and the creation of the final dataset for transfer to EFSA. The Serbian food composition database was used and updated during the project as a resource of food information for all foods and recipes that were consumed by the study cohort. Regardless of age and gender category, the majority (56%) of adults had normal weight according to the Body Mass Index,while 21% were overweight, and 15.5% were underweight. The average daily energy intake was 2178.72 kcal, while overall contributions of carbohydrates, protein, and fat to the total energy intake were 43.37%, 15.47%, and 41.16%, respectively. The proportions of macronutrient intake deviated from the dietary reference values, particularly for fat, which was often too high, where sunflower oil was the major source of fat in diets. Out of the 3018 participants, 98% had breakfast, 99% had lunch, and 95% had dinner, while approx. 80% had snacks between main meals. The highest energy intake was recorded during lunch, 706.5 kcal (32% TE). The survey results provide valuable insight into the nutritional status and dietary habits of adults from 10 to 74 years old living in Serbia. The Serbian food consumption database serves as an evidence platform for decision-making processes in public health nutrition policies and strategies, diet monitoring, exposure risk assessments, and interventions targeting identified nutritional challenges in particular population groups. Harmonized data are part of the EFSA comprehensive food consumption database. PB - Basel, Switzerland : Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) C3 - Proceedings of The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023: “Food, Nutrition and Health:Translating Science into Practice”, 14 to 17 November 2023, Belgrade, Serbia T1 - Nutritional and Anthropometric Status of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Results from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) EU Menu Food Consumption Survey 2017–2021 IS - 1 SP - 15 VL - 91 DO - 10.3390/proceedings2023091015 ER -
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Milešević, J., Zeković, M., Šarac, I., Knez, M., Takić, M., Debeljak Martačić, J.,& Gurinović, M.. (2023). Nutritional and Anthropometric Status of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Results from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) EU Menu Food Consumption Survey 2017–2021. in Proceedings of The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023: “Food, Nutrition and Health:Translating Science into Practice”, 14 to 17 November 2023, Belgrade, Serbia Basel, Switzerland : Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)., 91(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023091015
Milešević J, Zeković M, Šarac I, Knez M, Takić M, Debeljak Martačić J, Gurinović M. Nutritional and Anthropometric Status of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Results from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) EU Menu Food Consumption Survey 2017–2021. in Proceedings of The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023: “Food, Nutrition and Health:Translating Science into Practice”, 14 to 17 November 2023, Belgrade, Serbia. 2023;91(1):15. doi:10.3390/proceedings2023091015 .
Milešević, Jelena, Zeković, Milica, Šarac, Ivana, Knez, Marija, Takić, Marija, Debeljak Martačić, Jasmina, Gurinović, Mirjana, "Nutritional and Anthropometric Status of Serbian Adults 10–74 Years Old: Results from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) EU Menu Food Consumption Survey 2017–2021" in Proceedings of The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023: “Food, Nutrition and Health:Translating Science into Practice”, 14 to 17 November 2023, Belgrade, Serbia, 91, no. 1 (2023):15, https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023091015 . .