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Title: Lifestyle and eating habits in a business community
Authors: Stefani, Laura
Francini, Lorenzo
Petri, Cristian
Mascherini, Gabriele
Scacciati, Irene
Maffulli, Nicola
Galanti, Giorgio
Issue Date: 2014
Citation: Stefani M, Francini L, Petri C, Mascherini M, Scacciati I, Maffulli N, Galanti G. Lifestyle and eating habits in a business community. Translational Medicine @ UniSa 2014;10(9):43-45
Abstract: PURPOSE: The present study verified, using a validated questionnaire, the presence of unhealthy aspects of lifestyle and chronic degenerative conditions in a working community. METHODS: A cohort from a working community in Italy was investigated using of the INRAN (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e Nutrizione) questionnaire dedicated to the eating habits and Physical Activity Stages of Change. RESULTS: Most of the 93 subjects (56 females and 37 males, aged 42.0±0.7) recruited reported low levels of physical activity (70 subjects). Slightly more than 50% of the subjects undertook physical activity more than once a week, while 13% did it only once. Food intolerances were reported by 7 subjects (8%), with a high consumption of fruits, cereals and dairy products, low consumption of fish and alcohol, and meat consumption in the normal range. There was a high satisfaction in general quality of life. CONCLUSION: Questionnaire investigations play a role to identify the presence of degenerative chronic conditions in working communities. The self-reported perception of quality of life does not necessarily agree with the lifestyle habits found. Awareness of this aspect could be helpful to plan lifestyle interventions and promote healthy living habits.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10556/1640
http://dx.doi.org/10.14273/unisa-444
ISSN: 2239-9747
Appears in Collections:Translational Medicine @ UniSa. Volume 10 (sept.-dec. 2014)

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