СКРАЋЕНИЦЕ:AI -адекватан унос BMI -индекс телесне масе DRI -дневни референтни унос EAR -процењена просечна потреба ЕЕRпроцењенa енергетскa потребa RDA -препоручени дневни унос UL -горњи толерантни унос Ана Пејчић, Милица Пантић 2 Кључне речи: исхрана, дневни унос, ученици, основна школа, средња школа
ABSTRACTResults of numerous studies indicate that young people have improper eating habits. The aim of this study was to determine whether daily intake of vitamins, minerals and energy satisfies nutrition requirements for graduating classes of elementary and high school students. An epidemiological cross-sectional study was conducted on 84 students, including 42 students from graduating class of an elementary school and 42 students from graduating class of a high school.The students were asked to write the amount and composition of food consumed over a week, their age, body weight and height. "USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 25" was used to calculate daily intake of vitamins, minerals and energy. Comparison was made with respect to recommendations of Dietary Reference Intake of the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, US National Academy of Science. The mean, standard deviation and percentiles of daily intake of certain nutrients were determined. For nutrients for which there was defined value of Estimated Average Requirement the results are presented as percentages of individuals with intakes less than the Estimated Average Requirement as estimates of the prevalence of inadequacy, whereas for nutrients for which only Adequate Intake was defined the results are presented as percentages of individuals with intakes at or greater than the Adeqate Intake. Assessment of adequacy of energy intake was done with respect to calculated Estimated Energy Requirement for each participant in the study. It was shown that 47.6% of elementary and 38.1% of high school students have adequate energy intake. Daily intake of students from both elementary and high school does not meet the dietary recommendations for magnesium, calcium, vitamin C and liposoluble vitamins A, D, E and K. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of proper nutrition. There is a need for increased intake of milk, dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables among the elementary and high school students in order to satisfy daily nutritional requirements.