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The national teacher has tested the levels of quality and adhesion of a population to the Mediterranean diet pattern, through a survey of students at the UCAM

The UCAM, through its Chair UCAM-Salvat, presented in conjunction with the celebration of World Digestive Health, the findings of a new food-scientific methodological study for the evaluation of quality and adherence rates in a population Pattern Mediterranean diet, based on a sample taken from the student population in the UCAM, from a survey of proper eating habits, and designed by the Department of Nutrition at the University.

Among the activities undertaken by the Chair in favor of healthy nutrition, also highlighted the recent celebration of the Day Digestive Health Salvat, including sports sessions Step and Body Combat, the draw of I-Pad 3, a cooking workshop and a conference on healthy benefits of probiotics in Digestive Health, by the Scientific Advisory Salvat Biotech Medical Affairs, Eva Parera.

From the Chair UCAM-Salvat stand as conclusions of this study, that the promotion of proper eating habits through healthy dietary patterns such as those provided by the traditional Mediterranean diet, is one of the fundamental pillars of promotion strategies Health, and ensures that the progressive abandonment of that diet for the past 30 years in the developed world, superseded by abuse in the consumption of highly processed foods, coupled with stress, alcohol intake, smoking and decreased physical activity, is the seed of numerous gastrointestinal disease and cardiovascular diseases.

"Almost half of the Spanish have digestive problems caused by the destruction of the intestinal flora or the use of antibiotics, which leads us to recommend an increased use of probiotics, such as PROTRANSITUS.

After analyzing the eating habits of students in the UCAM, we found that only 10.1% of them the cereal ration recommended, and only 19.8% eat the fruit you need, and both are very important in food given dietary fiber content.

We have also found that only 31% of the population consumes the recommended dairy and which may be partly due to lactose intolerance and require the use of nutritional supplements, as NUTIRA, to allow proper digestion of foods containing lactose such as milk, sausages or processed.

In contrast, we detected a significant increase in the consumption of sausages, rich in saturated fat and salt, bakery products, rich in trans fats and simple sugars, "they say. Researchers emphasize however as positive data, consumption by students of other beneficial nutrients such as olive oil, poultry and legumes. "We must promote the hobby among college by eating fresh, natural foods in the face to prevent nutritional deficiencies and imbalances, as well as the regular practice of moderate physical exercise, as this impacts beneficially on bowel function.

Public authorities should provide human and material resources to maintain our traditional dietary habits and match them with the lifestyles of modern societies. "

Source: UCAM