Impact of westernisation and industrialisation on traditional African and Mediterranean diet pattern and health

master's thesis

• Title (english): Utjecaj zapadnjačkog načina prehrane i industrijaziacije na tradicionalni afrički i medieteranski način prehrane i na zdravlje
• Author: Joyce Ejiroghene Oghotomo
• Mentor: Irena Colić Barić (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology; (Department of Food Quality Control); (Laboratory for Nutrition Science); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2017-12-08, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Nutrition

Abstract

Traditional eating habits are commonly referred as a diet that is based on non-processed naturally-fed foods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the Western diet and industrialization pattern on the traditional diet and health of subjects from Africa (Nigeria) and the Mediterranean (Croatia). The survey was conducted using an on-line questionnaire during y 2016. 292 respondents (46% Nigeria vs. 54% Croatia) are included in the study. The collected data were processed using the SPPS v.20 statistical package. This research identifies similarities among Nigerian and Croatian diet pattern with regard to food that contributes to health. The statistically significant difference between the respondents from Nigeria and Croatia was determined for the body mass, and the body mass index (kg/m-2), but not for body height. This is the first study comparing the traditional food patterns between Croatian and Nigerian subjects and despite the shortcomings, it is a good basis for further research on significantly larger number of subjects.

Abstract (english)

Pod tradicionalnim načinom prehrane najčešće se obuhvaća obrazac prehrane koji se temelji na neprerađenoj prirodno uzgojenoj hrani. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi utjecaje zapadnjačkog obrasca prehrane i industrijalizacije na tradicionalni način prehrane i zdravlja ispitanika iz Afrike (Nigerija) i s Mediterana (Hrvatska). Istraživanje je provedeno primjenom on-line upitnika tijekom 2016. godine. U istraživanje su uključena 292 ispitanika (46% iz Nigerije, 54% iz Hrvatske). Prikupljeni podaci obrađeni su pomoću statističkog paketa SPPS v 20. Ovim istraživanjem utvrđene su sličnosti između obrasca prehrane u ispitanika iz Nigerije i Hrvatske s obzirom na hranu koja doprinosi zdravlju. Statistički značajna razlika između ispitanika iz Nigerije i Hrvatske utvrđena je za tjelesnu masu (p <0,001) i za indeks tjelesne mase (kg / m-2) (p <0,001), ali ne i za tjelesnu visinu. Ovo je prvo istraživanje u kojemu se uspoređuju tradicionalni obrasci prehrane Hrvatske i Nigerije i unatoč nedostacima, dobra je osnova za daljnje istraživanje na većem broju ispitanika iz Hrvatske i Nigerije.

• Keywords: traditional diet; African diet; Mediterranean diet; industrialization; westernisation
• Keywords (english): tradicionalna prehrana; Afrička prehrana; Mediteranska prehrana; zapadnjačka prehrana; industrijalizacija
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:159:435307
• Study programme: Title: Nutrition; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra nutricionizma (magistar/magistra nutricionizma)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-12-03 10:32:56