Dietary fibre: eating habits and knowledge in different regions of the globe

Szűcs, Viktoria; Guiné, Raquel; Leal, Marcela; Ferreira, Manuela; Correia, Paula; Duarte, João

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Dietary fibre: eating habits and knowledge in different regions of the globe

2017-03Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Szűcs, Viktoria
dc.contributor.author	Guiné, Raquel
dc.contributor.author	Leal, Marcela
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, Manuela
dc.contributor.author	Correia, Paula
dc.contributor.author	Duarte, João
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-02T15:13:49Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-02T15:13:49Z
dc.date.issued	2017-03
dc.description.abstract	Introduction: Dietary fibre (DF) is an important component in a healthy diet and its consumption constitutes one tool that can be used to lower risk factors for many diseases. Objetives: Because DF has so many health benefits, this study aimed at comparing the eating habits and attitudes towards labelling as well as the knowledge about fibre rich foods and their health effects in three countries situated in different parts of the globe (Argentina, Portugal and Hungary). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on a convenience non-probabilistic sample of 1525 participants, by questionnaire survey. Results: The results showed that the ingestion of DF was below the recommended dosages in the three countries, and people in general do not care much about the nutritional information in the food labels or the contents in DF. Internet appeared as a very important media that people use to get information about DF or healthy eating, while hospitals and health centre seem to fail somewhat on their educational role. Conclusion: In general, the respondents showed a moderate level of knowledge about the nature and sources of DF but a better knowledge about its effects on human health, being this similar among the countries at study.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Szűcs, V., Guiné, R. P. F., Leal, M., Ferreira, M., Correia, P., & Duarte, J. (2017). Dietary fibre: eating habits and knowledge in different regions of the globe. Millenium, 2(2), 61-71.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1647-662X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4465
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico de Viseu	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://revistas.rcaap.pt/millenium/article/view/10142/7734	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	dietary fibre	pt_PT
dc.subject	eating habits	pt_PT
dc.subject	fibre rich foods	pt_PT
dc.subject	questionnaire survey	pt_PT
dc.subject	sources of fibre	pt_PT
dc.title	Dietary fibre: eating habits and knowledge in different regions of the globe	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	71	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	2	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	61	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Millenium	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	2	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT