Health issues and nutrition in the Balkans

Jasar, Dzengis and Curcic Trajkovska, Biljana and Kubelka-Sabit, Katerina and Filipovski, Vanja and Kakurinov, Vladimir (2021) Health issues and nutrition in the Balkans. Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design (JHED), 35. pp. 96-105. ISSN 1857- 8489

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Abstract

he aim of this study is to represent differences and
similarities of Balkan cuisine and their reflection to
the health among population in Balkan countries.
Importance of this study is based on fact that this is
the first study where an attempt to compile all known
data about food related health issues in Balkan could
reflect in improvement of the health care, considering
the food as disease and remedy in the same time.
The available data from the reports of World Health
Organization for different food-related diseases, as
well as, from the available studies considering the
same issue, have been used for this compilation.
Data were processed through comparative analysis
and descriptive statistic. Parameters that have been
described include: water and sanitary facilities,
hygiene, food processing, life expectancy, and the
influence of traditional nutrition to the health issue,
like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancers of
the digestive system.
The highest discrepancy of food-related diseases
among Balkan countries where found in incidence
and mortality of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and
gastric cancer. These parameters are strongly related
by the traditional food processing and consumption in
some parts of the Balkans as well as with rooted habits
of the population for consumption some nutrition
despite the damage that can cause serious health
problems.
Balkan cuisine is more or less similar in all countries of
this region, but the lifestyle, health system, tradition, influence of the western world as well as food
processing and industry are main parameters that have
strong influence in health issue among the population
of the Balkans.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health biotechnology Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Vanja Filipovski
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2021 21:05
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2021 21:05
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28879

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