Chapter 17 - Common nutrition and health issues of food in the Balkans

Jasar, Dzengis and Curcic, Biljana (2021) Chapter 17 - Common nutrition and health issues of food in the Balkans. In: Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in the Balkans. Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods . Elsevier, pp. 279-297. ISBN 9780128207826

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Abstract

The Balkans, despite having one of the best diet practices in the world, are not excluded from the global health trends associated with nutrition-induced diseases that worsen the general health of the population in the region. The reason is the modern diet of abundance and excess that provides inadequate or unnecessary amounts of energy, nutrients, and other components and leads to poor health. The Balkan population’s diet is leading to health conditions including, but not limited, to overweight and obesity, coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, some forms of cancer, and type 2 diabetes. This chapter covers issues related to general diet and nutrition in the Balkans and presents health statistics for the countries of the region.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Health nutrition cuisine diet Mediterranean diet food in the Balkans Balkan traditional diet
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Vanja Filipovski
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2021 18:08
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2021 18:08
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28682

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