Overview of Nutrient Density

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 491 - 495, 21.09.2023

Çağla Pınarlı , Rabia Melda Karaağaç

https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1202191

Abstract

Food containing more nutrients than the energy it provides define as nutrirent-dense food. The energy density in the diet is inversely proportional to the nutrient density. Reducing energy density in diet, whether for body weight management or maintenance of general health, results in increased nutrient density. Nutrient density measurements are based on nutrient pattern profiling. Nutrient pattern profile models in high-income and developed countries provide scientific justification for food labeling, regulation of laws, and taxes. In addition, nutrient density appears to be closely related to iron deficiency anemia, sarcopenia, malnutrition, metabolic syndrome and working capacity. The concept of nutrient density is also of great importance for a sustainable life. It is estimated that the world population will reach 10 billion by 2050. It is thought that protecting the healthy planet while providing diet with enough nutrients for everyone will become a global problem. At this point, sustainable nutrition and sustainable food systems come to the fore. Studies show that foods with high nutrient density have more positive environmental effects. For all these reasons, it is thought that more emphasis should be placed on nutrient density within nutritional guidelines and diet models.

Keywords

nutrient density, sustainable nutrition, nutrient profiling

Besin Ögesi Yoğunluğuna Genel Bakış

Abstract

Besin ögesi yoğunluğu, sağladığı enerjiden daha fazla besin ögesi içeren besinleri tanımlamak için kullanılmaktadır. Diyetteki enerji yoğunluğu ile besin ögesi yoğunluğu ters orantılıdır. Diyetteki enerji yoğunluğunun azaltılması, vücut ağırlığı yönetimi veya genel sağlığın korunması amacıyla da olsa, besin ögesi yoğunluğunun artmasıyla sonuçlanmaktadır. Besin ögesi yoğunluğu ölçümleri, besin ögesi örüntü profillemelerine dayanmaktadır. Yüksek gelir düzeyine sahip ve gelişmiş ülkelerde besin ögesi örüntü profili modelleri; besin etiketleme, yasaların düzenlenmesi ve vergilerin düzenlenmesi için bilimsel gerekçe sağlamaktadır. Ayrıca besin ögesi yoğunluğu, demir eksikliği anemisi, sarkopeni, malnütrisyon, metabolik sendrom ve çalışma kapasitesi (üretkenlik) ile yakından ilişkili olarak görülmektedir. Besin ögesi yoğunluğu kavramı, aynı zamanda sürdürülebilir bir yaşam için de büyük öneme sahiptir. Dünya nüfusunun 2050 yılına kadar 10 milyara ulaşacağı tahmin edilmektedir. Herkes için yeterli besin ögesine sahip bir diyet sağlarken aynı zamanda gezegen refahını korumanın küresel bir sorun haline geleceği düşünülmektedir. Bu noktada sürdürülebilir beslenme ve sürdürülebilir gıda sistemleri ön plana çıkmaktadır. Araştırmalar, besin ögesi yoğunluğu yüksek olan besinlerin, çevre üzerine de daha olumlu etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir. Tüm bu nedenlerle, besin ögesi yoğunluğu kavramına, beslenme rehberleri ve diyet modelleri içerisinde daha fazla vurgu yapılması gerektiği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

besin ögesi yoğunluğu, sürdürülebilir beslenme, besin ögesi örüntü profili

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