Central obesity is the accumulation of fat in the abdominal region, and is a marker for Metabolic Syndrome. Since beer is a popular drink in Romania, we searched for eventual connection between beer consumption and waist circumference (WC). We carried out a transversal semi-quantitative study targeting the adult population of Romania. The relations between WC, WHR (waist hip ratio) and beer consumption were variable and non-linear. Regressions for WC and WHR did not bring statistically significant coefficients, showing that there is no significant link between beer consumption and WC or WHR. We could conclude that beer ingestion by itself is not associated with a higher prevalence of abdominal obesity.
Salt is the oldest preservative used for food. But the excessive consume of salt is at the origin of blood hypertension, a problem responsible for a huge number of human diseases and deaths. As a consequence, the level of salt added in processed food has to diminish progressively.
At the end of 2009, the Public Health Authorities from 29 Romanian counties reported results from the salt analysis of 1321 samples of different foods.
The highest levels of salt were found in “telemea” cheese and the significant salt content in other widely consumed food underlined the necessity for a joined effort in order to bring down salt and to comply with the World Health Organization target
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