Abstract
Background: Dietary fibre (DF) has been recognised as having many positive health effects. Hence, the objective of this research was to evaluate the consuming habits relating to DF on people from different countries, as well as their knowledge about the fibre rich foods and their attitudes towards food labelling.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken on a non-probabilistic sample of 6010 participants from 10 countries. Descriptive statistics and inferential tests were done using SPSS software considering a level of significance of 5%.
Results: The results suggested that the ingestion of fibre rich foods like fruit, vegetables and cereals, was low and far from the recommended amounts. It was also concluded that most people did not pay the desired level of attention to food labelling and nutritional information. Furthermore, the level of knowledge about dietary fibre was generally not satisfactory.
Conclusion: In view of these findings it becomes important to develop actions to better inform the population and to make them better aware of the importance of dietary fibre in their habitual diet.
Keywords: Dietary fibre, consumption habits, labelling, fibre rich foods, sources of fibre, survey.
Current Nutrition & Food Science
Title:Attitudes Towards Dietary Fibre on a Multicultural Basis: A Fibre Study Framework
Volume: 12 Issue: 2
Author(s): Dijana Jovanoska, Evita Straumite, Dace Klava, Cem Kösemeci, Erkan Yalcin, Omnia EL-Shenawy, Ayman EL-Kenawy, Júlia Harangozó, Viktória Szucs, Nicoletta Pellegrini, Elena Vittadini, Dragoljub Vanevski, Raquel P. F. Guiné, Zita Fazakas, Monica Tarcea, Marijana M. Saric, Zvonimir Satalic, Drazenka Komes, Irena C. Baric, Ivana Rumbak, Marcela Leal, Paula Correia, Manuela Ferreira and João Duarte
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Keywords: Dietary fibre, consumption habits, labelling, fibre rich foods, sources of fibre, survey.
Abstract: Background: Dietary fibre (DF) has been recognised as having many positive health effects. Hence, the objective of this research was to evaluate the consuming habits relating to DF on people from different countries, as well as their knowledge about the fibre rich foods and their attitudes towards food labelling.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken on a non-probabilistic sample of 6010 participants from 10 countries. Descriptive statistics and inferential tests were done using SPSS software considering a level of significance of 5%.
Results: The results suggested that the ingestion of fibre rich foods like fruit, vegetables and cereals, was low and far from the recommended amounts. It was also concluded that most people did not pay the desired level of attention to food labelling and nutritional information. Furthermore, the level of knowledge about dietary fibre was generally not satisfactory.
Conclusion: In view of these findings it becomes important to develop actions to better inform the population and to make them better aware of the importance of dietary fibre in their habitual diet.
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Jovanoska Dijana, Straumite Evita, Klava Dace, Kösemeci Cem, Yalcin Erkan, EL-Shenawy Omnia, EL-Kenawy Ayman, Harangozó Júlia, Szucs Viktória, Pellegrini Nicoletta, Vittadini Elena, Vanevski Dragoljub, P. F. Guiné Raquel, Fazakas Zita, Tarcea Monica, M. Saric Marijana, Satalic Zvonimir, Komes Drazenka, C. Baric Irena, Rumbak Ivana, Leal Marcela, Correia Paula, Ferreira Manuela and Duarte João, Attitudes Towards Dietary Fibre on a Multicultural Basis: A Fibre Study Framework, Current Nutrition & Food Science 2016; 12 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340131202160412171430
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