Inadequate intake of dietary fibre in adolescents, adults, and elderlies : results of Slovenian representative SI.Menu study

Koroušić-Seljak, Barbara (author), Valenčič, Eva (author), Hristov, Hristo (author), Hribar, Maša (author), Lavriša, Živa (author), Kušar, Anita (author), Žmitek, Katja (author), Krušič, Sanja (author), Gregorič, Matej (author), Blaznik, Urška (author), Ferjančič, Blaž (author), Bertoncelj, Jasna (author), Korošec, Mojca (author), Pravst, Igor (author)

Dietary fibre has proven to promote healthy body mass and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. To date, in Slovenia, there were only a few outdated studies of dietary fibre intake; therefore, we explored the dietary fibre intake using food consumption data collected in the SI.Menu project. Following the EU Menu methodology, data were collected on representative samples of adolescents, adults, and elderlies using a general questionnaire, a food propensity questionnaire, and two 24 h recalls. The results indicate that the intake of dietary fibre in Slovenia is lower than recommended. The proportion of the population with inadequate fibre intakes (<30 g/day) was 90.6% in adolescents, 89.6% in adults, and 83.9% in elderlies, while mean daily fibre intakes were 19.5, 20.9, and 22.4 g, respectively. Significant determinants for inadequate dietary fibre intake were sex in adolescents and adults, and body mass index in adults. The main food groups contributing to dietary fibre intake were bread and other grain products, vegetables and fruits, with significant differences between population groups. Contribution of fruits and vegetables to mean daily dietary fibre intake was highest in elderlies (11.6 g), followed by adults (10.6 g) and adolescents (8.5 g). Public health strategies, such as food reformulation, promoting whole-meal alternatives, consuming whole foods of plant origin, and careful planning of school meals could beneficially contribute to the overall dietary fibre intake in the population.

• Language: English
• Keywords: dietary fibre, dietary fibre intake, 24 h recall, EU Menu, Slovenian population
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: 16 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 13, iss. 11, art. 3826
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136436
• UDC: 641.1:613.263
• ISSN on article: 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu13113826
• COBISS.SI-ID: 82720515
• Publication date in RUL: 04.05.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Nutrients
• Shortened title: Nutrients
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2072-6643
• COBISS.SI-ID: 2948140

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• Licensing start date: 01.11.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: prehrana, prehranske vlaknine, vnos prehranskih vlaknin, Slovenija