The assessment of satisfaction of energy demand and of chosen macro - and micro-element content in the daily food rations of women diagnosed with schizophrenia with varied nutritional states.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the degree of satisfaction of the daily demand for energy and chosen nutrients in the diets of women with schizophrenia, depending on the nutritional state of the subjects, assessed on the basis of the chosen anthropometric and metabolic parameters.

Methods: The study covered 102 women aged 21-64 (50 women diagnosed with schizophrenia and 52 healthy volunteers) aged 21-64 years. A 24-hour diet recall was used in the quantitative nutritional assessment.

Does the usual dietary intake of schizophrenia patients require supplementation with vitamins and minerals?

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the supply of selected vitamins and minerals in the daily food rations of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Methods: 62 schizophrenia patients (32 women and 30 men aged 21-64, the mean age of women was 41.3 ± 11.

The assessment of the nutritional value of meals consumed by patients with recognized schizophrenia.

Background: As studies show, changes in diet - so important in the therapy of psychiatric disorders and related to changes in appetite and nutritional preferences, including avoiding of the consumption of specific groups of products and dishes - are much more frequent among patients affected by schizophrenia.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the chosen nutritional habits, including the number and type of meals usually consumed during a day, snacking between meals and the energy value and content of the chosen nutrients in the diets of persons with recognized schizophrenia.

Material And Methods: The study was carried out in a group of 85 patients with recognized schizophrenia, and 70 healthy volunteers ranging in age from 18-65 years without mental or nutritional disorders.

Influence of selected dietary components on the functioning of the human nervous system.

The diet is directly connected not only with the physical status but also with the functioning of the brain and the mental status. The potentially beneficial nutrients with a protective effect on the nervous system function include amino acids (tryptophan, phenylalanine, tyrosine, taurine), glucose and vitamins C, E, D and beta-carotene, B group vitamins (vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B4, vitamin B1) and minerals (selenium, zinc, magnesium, sodium, iron, copper, manganese, iodine). The presence of antioxidants in the diet protects against oxidative damage to nervous system cells.

Eating habits and nutritional status of patients with affective disorders and schizophrenia.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional value of the food intake in the group of men and women suffering from recurrent affective disorders and schizophrenia, and also to determine the relation between selected nutritional parameters with anthropometric indices defining the nutritional status of the subjects.

Methods: 219 persons participated in the study (61 patients with recurrent depressive disorders, 60 patients with schizophrenia and 98 healthy volunteers). A24-hour dietary recall was used in the quantitative assessment of the diet.

Assessment of dietary habits and nutritional status of depressive patients, depending on place of residence.

Introduction And Objectives: An increased incidence of depressive disorders observed in recent years in the Polish and world population is a serious health problem. The aim of the study was to compare dietary habits and nutritional status of patients with recurrent depressive disorders, depending on their place of residence. Their impact on selected metabolic parameters was also considered.

Eating habits and the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with recurrent depressive disorders.

Objectives: The aim of the research was to assess the fatty acid content and atherogenicity of daily food rations in patients with recurrent depressive disorders in the aspect of risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Methods: The study included 126 persons (62 persons with diagnosed recurrent depressive disorders and 64 healthy volunteers). A 24-hour recall was used in the quantitative assessment of the diet.

The effectiveness of a weight loss diet in a group of overweight and obese women with recurrent depressive disorders.

Introduction: The research conducted among patients with depression shows that such patients commit a range of nutritional mistakes which may predispose them to the development of many diseases including obesity and its complications.

Aim Of The Study: Aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a balanced weight loss diet in a group of women with recurrent depressive disorders.

Material And Methods: 60 women suffering from depression, aged 41-64 (mean 52 ±5.

Nutritional values of diets consumed by women suffering unipolar depression.

Background: Previous studies have shown that patients suffering from depression are more likely to adversely change their eating habits (eg. through increases in appetite, comfort eating and compulsive eating), which may result in an abnormal nutritional status.

Objectives: To evaluate selected dietary habits, such as the number and type of meals consumed during a normal day and comparing dietary calorific values and nutritional content between women suffering unipolar depression to those without this condition.

[Does the usual dietary intake of patients with depression require vitamin-mineral supplementation?].

Introduction: Research on diet and nutrition of patients with depression show that their eating habits are frequently irrational and result in the inconsistent supply of nutrients, especially vitamins and minerals, the deficiency of which leads to nervous system dysfunction.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the content of selected vitamins and minerals in daily food rations of patients suffering from recurrent depressive disorders.

Methods: The study involved a group of 69 people (54 women and 15 men, aged 18-65 years, mean age of women 45.

Visceral obesity in normal-weight patients suffering from chronic schizophrenia.

Background: BMI (body mass index) can be misleading regarding the level of adiposity in a normal-weight individual. Recently, a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method was developed that can measure body composition variables. The main objectives of this study were to use BIA to compare the body composition variables between chronic non-diabetic schizophrenic patients with normal weight and healthy individuals.