Packaging is an inseparable element of all products on the market. High levels of demand for products from packaging industry comes from foodstuffs. With that, the increasing amount of waste from food packaging is one of the biggest threats for the environment, making sustainable consumption an important subject of research. An aware consumer plays the key role in it. The purpose of this article is to present the opinion of Polish respondents regarding the food packaging and the ways of their utilization. As the basic methods of utilization of food packaging, waste segregation in households and the disposal of used packaging into garbage were indicated. Environmental impact of food packaging was pointed out mostly by women, respondents from the middle age group, with low level of education and with the highest declared level of knowledge in the field of food packaging. Respondents with the highest level of knowledge regarding the packaging as well as the youngest respondents showed a greater interest in the methods of packaging utilization. Although consumer awareness towards food packaging utilization has increased in recent years, one should continue raising it.
IntroductIon About 90% of Polish adults with hypercholesterolemia are not aware of their disease or are not treated. objectIves The aim of the study was to evaluate hypercholesterolemia control in general practice and to assess the implications of introducing the nationwide Program of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (PCVDP). PAtIents And methods Sixty-six primary care clinics were scheduled to participate in the study. In half of them, PCVDP was implemented (active clinics), the remaining 33 constituted the control group. Study participants were selected from a group of persons aged 35-55 years with medical records established before January 1, 2005. Patients with coronary heart disease, stroke, or peripheral atherosclerosis were excluded. In a random sample of patients scheduled for the study, medical records were reviewed followed by an interview, physical examination, and blood lipid tests. results The availability of data on total cholesterol (TC) levels increased from 19.2% to 40.5% in patients from the active clinics and did not change in the control group. Hypercholesterolemia treatment was reported more often in the active clinics than in the control group (4.4% and 3.3%, respectively, P <0.01). Patients from the active clinics more often reported that a physician informed them about increased TC levels compared with the control group (29.1% and 24.1%, respectively, P <0.01). However, the percentage of patients with increased TC or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and those using statins did not differ between the study groups. conclusIons PCVDP is an effective tool to identify subjects with hypercholesterolemia but has no effect on the rate of achieving the recommended treatment targets.
Introduction. The interest in weight loss supplements can be noticed in Poland at the moment. It is related to people's trying to look good as fast as possible. The pharmaceutical market puts an emphasis only on the benefits and majority of the people purchasing the supplements do not regard doctor's advice as necessary. Therefore, in order to learn about consumers' awareness about the use of dietary supplements is gaining importance.Aim. The objective of the study was to gain knowledge about choice preferences of dietary supplements used in weight loss, like also to learn about consumer's awareness about the use of dietary supplements.Material and methods. An anonymous survey was conducted in Mielec in 2015 among 112 women. The questionnaire included questions concerning their knowledge of dietary supplements, the type and amount of consumption, the reasons for using supplements, benefits and health risks of their use.Results. 90.2% of women admitted that they are using or they used dietary supplements in order to reduce weight. Respondents most often derive the information about these preparations from the pharmacist (62.5%), television (46.4%), a doctor (36.6%), radio (30.4%), the Internet (29.5%). 72.4% of female respondents pay attention to the composition of dietary supplement, with the emphasis on the amount of the ingredients (64.3%), its dosage (55.4%), the origin of the ingredients (natural or synthetic) (37.5%). Female respondents prefer dietary supplements either in the form of tablets (83.9%) and capsules (54.7%), as well as in liquid (52.7%).Conclusions. Respondents showed an increased interest in supplements used for weight loss and they usually use it in forms of tablets and capsules. As the role of the Internet increases, it is necessary to educate consumers about ability to search reliable sources of information about dietary supplements used for weight loss.
Iwona OLENIUCH 1 Izabela CICHOCKA 2 REGIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS AND REGION-WISE CONSUMER ETHNOCENTRISM The article is an attempt to answer the question about the relationship between regional food and buyers' attitudes as well as consumer ethnocentrism phenomenon. The concept of regional products was defined by using both the definition of the labeling associated with this category in the legislation of the EU and terms used by practitioners and theoreticians concerned with food market. On the basis of a review of literature, a number of benefits generated by regional products were shown. Both their individual dimension (benefits for manufacturers, distributors and consumers), and the advantages in macro scale were highlighted. Taking into account the latter, it was found that the regional products may comprise a direct response to the needs of the consumers with ethnocentric attitudes. The choice of this type of product can be not only attractive but also easy for them. Regional products, defined as having a specificity related to the area of origin, in most cases refer to the place of manufacture when it comes to their names. It seems that highly loyal to regional products can be clients defined as 'local patriots', who are buyers with high level of regional ethnocentrism. A number of authors advocate the introduction of this semantic category, besides the broader term of 'consumer ethnocentrism'. They stress regional differences in consumer's preferences as well as applying them in every day choices, not only with national but also local context. The article is a part of this trend.
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