Conducting comprehensive epidemiological studies on the diet and nutritional status of Polish society, with particular emphasis on adults, with the identification of risk factors for eating disorders, assessment of the level of physical activity (...)

Project Title
Przeprowadzenie kompleksowych badań epidemiologicznych dotyczących sposobu żywienia i stanu odżywienia społeczeństwa polskiego ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem osób dorosłych, wraz z identyfikacją czynników ryzyka zaburzeń odżywiania, oceną poziomu aktywności fizycznej, poziomu wiedzy żywieniowej oraz występowania nierówności w zdrowiu.

Full English translation: Conducting comprehensive epidemiological studies on the diet and nutritional status of Polish society, with particular emphasis on adults, along with the identification of risk factors for eating disorders, assessment of the level of physical activity, the level of nutritional knowledge and the occurrence of inequalities in health.
Financing Institution
Lead
prof. Bolesław Samoliński
Project Objective

The main aim of the study is to illustrate the current health situation of adults in terms of nutrition and the level of physical activity. This knowledge will be used to create the country's health policy in relation to the adult population in the field of the prevention of diet-related diseases, as well as to determine the need for health services related to diet-related diseases. The obtained results will also be used to design preventive and educational activities. They will be used to identify nutritional and lifestyle-related (e.g. physical activity) risk factors for health. They will be used in monitoring carried out by European Union bodies and in the studies of the World Health Organization. The study will allow to identify the existing health inequalities depending on gender and region of the country, and to learn about the knowledge of the elderly population about proper nutrition and physical activity. With regard to the study group, the epidemiological study will allow the following objectives to be achieved: - assessment of the diet, - assessment of the nutritional status, - identification of risk factors for disturbance of the nutritional status, - assessment of the level of physical activity, - assessment of the level of nutritional knowledge, - determination of the occurrence of inequalities in health in above range in the study group.