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Professor Stanisław Berger – Polish scientist, creator of human nutrition science, international authority, excellent lecturer, and consistent organizer of the nutritional scientific community - celebrates his 100th birthday. He was born on September 13, 1923. The history of Professor Stanisław Berger’s long life is presented in this jubilee article.
Background. The proper nutrition is indicated as a factor of a potential importance for the mental health early in life span, and among the potential products, which may influence, there are fruit and vegetables. Objective. The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the observational studies analyzing the association between the fruit and vegetables intake and the mental health in...
Background. About 10-20% of children and adolescents worldwide experience a mental health problems, while among the factors which may be preventive, there is a diet, especially fruit and vegetables intake. Objective. The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the observational studies analyzing the association between the fruit and vegetables intake and the mental health in pre-schoolers...
Background. The inadequate fruit and vegetable intake is common for adults and children, while for children increasing intake is especially important, as intake during childhood predicts future adulthood intake. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess influence of the socio-demographic characteristics of mothers on their athome support of fruit and vegetable consumption in the national Polish...
Background. Consumers may feel confused by receiving conflicting information about health-related aspects of beef. Therefore, it is invariably important to assess how consumers perceive the health benefits of beef. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of consumer perception of beef values on consumer behavior towards this type of meat. Material and methods. The study consisted...
In their article, the authors present the essence of sustainable consumption and the level of awareness among Polish consumers. A particular attention is paid to collaborative consumption as one of possible ways of implementation the idea of sustainable consumption. They made an attempt to characterise collaborative consumption and its manifestations in Poles’ behaviours. They paid attention to some...
The aim of the study was to evaluate physical traits and fatty acids profile of ostrich meat enriched in n3 fatty acids as affected by refrigerated storage (for 14 days) and type of packaging (VAC vs. skin-packaging – SP). During refrigerated storage time drip loss after 7 days was significantly (P<0.001) higher in VAC as compared to SP samples. No significant differences in the SFA content in...
Forty ostriches were raised in five groups [control (C) or with 4% (L4) or 8% (L8) linseed, or 5% (R5) or 10% (R10) rapeseed in the diet]. Linseed supplementation (L4 and L8) improved the nutritive value of the ostrich meat by increasing (P<0.001) the α-linolenic acid content (>4.2%FAtotal) and PUFA/SFA ratio (>1.0) as compared with the control group (1.7% FAtotal and <0.94, α-linolenic...
The aim of this study was to analyze the level and the structure of meat products consumption in households in areas with unfavorable macroeconomic indicators, as well as to specify the types of households characterized by specific features in this area. Statistical analysis allowed us to determine that among the 4 provinces where the average consumption of meat and meat products is the largest, the...
The purpose of the work was to define the level of awareness of Polish consumers on the existing and potential threats associated with food. Two polls titled “The level of consumer awareness in the scope of food-related risks” were conducted in the years 2003 and 2005. Analysis of the collected data indicates that Polish consumers were aware of the occurrence of certain threats in the food chain,...
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