Prehrana stogodišnjaka: utjecaj restrikcije energijskog unosa i pretežito biljne prehrane na dugovječnost

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Diet of centenarians: the role of caloric restriction and plant-based diet on longevity
• Author: Leona Skračić
• Mentor: Zvonimir Šatalić (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: 2021-07-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Nutrition

Abstract

Zapadnjački način života nerijetko predstavlja uzrok brojnih nezaraznih kroničnih bolesti i neadekvatne tjelesne mase čime doprinosi ubrzanom starenju i preuranjenoj smrti. Od kraja 19. stoljeća proučavanje uloge prehrane u postizanju fenomena dugovječnosti bilježi velik porast, posebice što se tiče utjecaja restrikcije energijskog unosa i pretežito biljne prehrane. Cilj ovog kvalitativno deskriptivnog istraživanja bio je pomoću individualno provedenih intervjua prikupiti i analizirati podatke o prehrani i prehrambenom ponašanju hrvatskih stogodišnjaka (n=11) pomoću prisjećanja davne prehrane. Rezultati pokazuju da hrvatski stogodišnjaci dijele brojne sličnosti s prehrambenim navikama svjetskih stogodišnjaka, poput: restrikcije energijskog unosa, kulture koja potiče aktivan način života i konzumaciju prehrane koja obiluje lokalnim i sezonskim namirnicama uz minimalnu konzumaciju prerađenih proizvoda (npr. mesne prerađevine i bezalkoholna pića), umjereni unos alkohola, samostalnu proizvodnju hrane, kuhanje tradicionalnih jela te primjenu posta.

Abstract (english)

Westernization of lifestyle can often be a cause of many noncommunicable chronic diseases and inadequate body weight and thus can increase the rate of aging and cause premature death. From the late 19th century, studying the role of diet in longevity raised a lot of interest, especially when it comes to caloric restriction and plant-based diet. The main goal of this qualitative descriptive study was to analyse data about diet and eating behaviour of Croatian centenarians (n=11) by individual interviews where information about remotely recalled diet was collected. Results show that Croatian centenarians share a great number of dietary habits with centenarians from around the world, such as: caloric restriction, culture which encourages one to live an active lifestyle and consume diet full of local and seasonable food with minimal consumption of processed food products (e.g. meat products and non-alcoholic beverages), moderate intake of alcohol, growing food gardens, preparing traditional meals and fasting.

• Keywords: dugovječnost; prehrambene navike; pretežito biljna prehrana; restrikcija energijskog unosa; stogodišnjaci
• Keywords (english): caloric restriction; centenarians; dietary habits; longevity; plant-based diet
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:159:732871
• Study programme: Title: Nutrition; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nutricionizma (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nutricionizma)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-07-19 09:26:08