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Benefits of dietary fibre to human health: study from a multi-country platform

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dc.contributor.authorGuiné, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, João
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Paula
dc.contributor.authorLeal, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorRumbak, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorBaric, Irena
dc.contributor.authorKomes, Drazenka
dc.contributor.authorSatalic, Zvonimir
dc.contributor.authorSaric, Marijana Matek
dc.contributor.authorTarcea, Monica
dc.contributor.authorFazakas, Zita
dc.contributor.authorJovanoska, Dijana
dc.contributor.authorVanevski, Dragoljub
dc.contributor.authorVittadini, Elena
dc.contributor.authorPellegrini, Nicoletta
dc.contributor.authorSzucs, Viktória
dc.contributor.authorHarangozó, Júlia
dc.contributor.authorEL-Kenawy, Ayman
dc.contributor.authorEL-Shenawy, Omnia
dc.contributor.authorYalçin, Erkan
dc.contributor.authorKösemeci, Cem
dc.contributor.authorKlava, Dace
dc.contributor.authorStraumite, Evita
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-19T12:48:08Z
dc.date.available2017-09-19T12:48:08Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Because dietary fibre has been recognized as a major ally to the maintenance of a healthy body as well as to help against the development of some chronic diseases, this work aimed at studying the level of knowledge of a relatively wide range of people about the health effects related to the ingestion of dietary fibre in appropriate dosages. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken on a non-probabilistic sample of 6010 participants. The data were collected from 10 countries in 3 different continents (Europe, Africa and America) and measured the level of knowledge regarding different health benefits from dietary fibre. The questionnaires were applied by direct interview after verbal informed consent. Findings: The results obtained considering the general level of knowledge revealed a considerable degree of information about the benefits of fibre (average score of 3.54±0.5, on a scale from 1 to 5). There were significant differences between genders (p<0.001), with higher average score for women, and also for level of education (p<0.001), with higher score for university level. The living environment also showed significant differences (p<0.001), with people living in urban areas showing a higher degree of knowledge. Also for countries the differences were significant (p<0.001), with the highest score obtained for Portugal (3.7), and the lowest for Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia and Romania (3.5). However, despite these differences, the results showed that for all the countries the degree of knowledge was good (above 3.5), corresponding to a minimum level of knowledge of 70%. Originality/Value: This work is considered important due to the wide coverage, including so many countries inclusive with different social and cultural settings. The study allowed concluding that, in general, the participants in the study were quite well informed about the benefits of dietary fibre for the improvement of human health, regardless of gender, level of education, living environment or country. This finding is very relevant considering the diversity of people that composed the sample and reinforces the necessity of continuing with educational policies aimed at providing the general population with the knowledge that might help them make appropriate food choices.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGuiné, R. P. F. , Duarte, J., Ferreira, M., Correia, P., Leal, M., Rumbak, I., ... Straumite, E. (2017). Benefits of dietary fibre to human health: study from a multi-country platform. Nutrition & Food Science, 47(5), 688-699. doi: 10.1108/NFS-11-2016-0165pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/NFS-11-2016-0165pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0034-6659
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4659
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectDiabetespt_PT
dc.subjectQuestionnaire surveypt_PT
dc.subjectObesitypt_PT
dc.subjectCardiovascular diseasept_PT
dc.subjectDietary fibrept_PT
dc.subjectHealth effectpt_PT
dc.titleBenefits of dietary fibre to human health: study from a multi-country platformpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage699pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage688pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleNutrition & Food Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume47pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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