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So called special food for diabetic patients in Czech food stores
Pastorková, Eva ; Anděl, Michal (advisor) ; Šmejkalová, Vladimíra (referee)
The so-called special foods for diabetics in Czech food stores are in the focus of this theses. The theoretical part is a literature review devoted to the description of diseases diabetes mellitus with a view on the history, division of the disease, its treatment, related nutrition therapy, characteristics of the so-called special food for diabetics, and related regulations. The objective of the practical part is the survey of the supply of the so-called special food for diabetics in the Czech food stores. Selected examples demonstrated the nutritional value of the food in a focus and their suitability and importance for diabetes diet. Based on the survey, the supply of special food for diabetics was observed in 11 stores out of 13. The special food products were found in the special shelves without any further labeling or spread out among common food products. The food samples included a high amount of sweets often been characterized by a high amount of saturated fats, mono-/di-saccharides and low amount of fiber which are not in accordance with the nutritional recommendation for diabetes diet. Several food products possessed an advantage in terms of the low levels of saturated fats or mono- /di-saccharides. Nevertheless, only the nutritional value information is helpful to recognize these...
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