Abstract:
Aims: To monitored the Romanian’s preferred
sources of information as regards to a healthy diet,
in order to establish Romanian profile and implement in future community intervention educational
projects.
Materials and Methods. Our study was based
on the assessment of lifestyle, food preferences and
risky behaviors, to a sample of 821 healthy adults from Romania, starting with a consented questionnaire of 26 questions, applied online, in 2018.
Results. We explored the main sources for
nutritional information and the level of trust in
these sources, in a group of Romanian population,
evaluated by age, gender, background, education
and current professional activity. The most used
sources of information by Romanians in the increasing order of frequency were: radio (14,6%), medical
field (16,9%), school discussions (21,8%), family and
friends (29,5%), TV (30,8%), magazines, books, newspapers (34,6%), Internet (47,5%); the most interested
were educated young women from urban areas, with
interest in healthy diets.
Conclusion. Nutritionists and physicians should promote healthy diet through adequate sources
of information, using more eLearning methods and
aimed to target risk behavior populational groups.
Description:
University of Medicine, Pharmacy,
Science and Technology
from Targu-Mures, Romania, Victus Dietitian cabinet, Targu-Mures, Romania, CI&DETS/CERNAS Research Centre’s, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
