[Assessment of the nutritional value of slimming diets]

Abstract

The aim of the study was assessment of the nutritional value of slimming diets published in women's magazines. For this purpose, 12 diets from the magazines issued in the years 2004-2005 were chosen. In the most of analysed diets, content of nutrients differed from the recommended values. The abnormalities mainly applied to incorrect supply of energy and dietary fibre, in half of them, and protein and fat in one third of them, as well as insufficient supply of calcium, iron, copper and most of analysed B group vitamins e.g. vitamin B1 and B2 were noticed.