BENEFITS OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS AND CREATING HEALTHY HABITS IN ADOLESCENTS

Joshevska, Elena and Naumov, Kliment and Dimitrovska, Gordana (2024) BENEFITS OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS AND CREATING HEALTHY HABITS IN ADOLESCENTS. KNOWLEDGE – International Journal, 65 (3). pp. 311-316. ISSN 2545-4439

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Abstract

Based on research done in the last few decades, it has been determined that improper nutrition can be the
cause of a large number of human diseases. Many diseases and ailments of the body's normal physiological
functions are associated with the increasingly frequent consumption of certain nutritionally inferior products. The
raising of human awareness about taking care of one's own health, as well as the development of the food industry,
medicine and natural sciences, as they all study the relations between nutrition and health, have led to the
popularization of foods that have special health effects. Such foods include gluten-free products and its byproducts,
which stimulate energy, help maintain a healthy weight, and maintain the proper functioning of the digestive system.
The purpose of the paper is to investigate the awareness of the availability as well as the benefits of gluten-free
products as part of the daily diet among adolescents, which partially considering the modern lifestyles, promotes
healthy eating habits.
The online survey was conducted on a group of respondents aged 18 to 22 years, students at St. Kliment Ohridski
University- Bitola. The respondents were given a questionnaire to be filled online adapted in Google Forms,
providing results data through qualitative statistical method.
According to the collected responses it is clearly confirmed that more than 50% of the respondents are well aware of
what gluten-free products are, however, they consume them insufficiently. More than 50% of them claim that the
GF products are available in stores but not that much in restaurants. Almost half of them do not find GF products
presence specified in some restaurant specialties; more than half of the respondents claim that there should be a
consistent support towards the Law on food safety and hospitality. They point out to the urgent need for more
informative knowledge among all age groups and stimulating healthy cooking habits as well.
Keywords: Adolescents, Healthy food, Gluten-free products, Markets, Restaurants

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Gordana Dimitrovska
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2025 07:58
Last Modified:	04 Apr 2025 07:58
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10865

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