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Background. The elderly are at greater risk of underweight and the associated risk of protein and energy malnutrition. On the other hand, the lower energy requirement with an often too high intake from the diet leads to the development of overweight and obesity. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity, including abdominal obesity in Polish...
Introduction and objective: The risk of food-borne infections in hospitalized patients with compromised immune systems is much higher and can also lead to more serious health consequences than among other population groups. Therefore, food hygiene within the hospital setting, should be handled in an appropriate manner. In 2008, there were 732 hospitals in Poland. It was estimated that 7.2 million...
There is a growing tendency in frozen ready meals consumption both worldwide and also in Poland. Therefore, the proper safety and ąuality of these meals must be assured. The paper prouides guidance in the field of safety and ąuality parameters of frozen ready meals production. It also includes an example of ąuality management plan in frozen vegetables or uegetables and meat ready meals’ production...
Trans isomers of fatty acids may be formed during industrial fat and oil processing and naturally during biohydrogenation by rumen microorganisms in the ruminants. The aim of our study was to determine fatty acid level, particularly trans isomers of fatty acids in randomly selected 32 samples of infant formulae and follow-up formulae in 2009 in Poland. The fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) were analyzed...
The objective of our study was to determine acrylamide level in foods randomly taken from all over Poland in 2007 according to the Commission Recommendation (2007/331/EC). We analysed the acrylamide level using GCQ-MS/MS method. The acrylamide content in tested 119 foods varied from 18 to 2175 µg/kg of product. The highest mean value of this substance was found out in the pre-cooked French fries (1125...
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