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INOVACIJE I IZAZOVI U OBRAZOVANJU I SESTRINSKOJ SKRBI - KNJIGA SAŽETAKA



               Nutrition of Students in the Third Year of Secondary

               Medical School

               This selected work presents a study by third-grade students  from the Vinogradska Nursing
               School in Zagreb to the conference participants as an example of a modern method for learning
               biochemistry  and  mathematics.  In  this  study,  biochemistry  and  mathematics  are  connected
               through  appropriate  mathematical  knowledge  and  skills  that  enable  the  presentation,
               calculation, analysis, and interpretation of data collected during the nutrition study.
               While solving problems in the elective mathematics class, students process selected statistical
               data related to the health status and dietary habits of the Croatian and European population.
               Motivated by statistical data showing that Croatia is at the top in Europe in terms of the number
               of overweight people and that Croatian children lag significantly behind their European peers
               in fruit and vegetable consumption, students come up with the idea to investigate their own diet.
               In  the  professional  literature  they  research,  they  find  data  on  daily  energy  needs,  nutrient
               requirements, and the optimal ratio of macronutrients for people their age. During the study,
               they measure and record the amounts of all foods consumed by one person in one day, calculate
               the energy values and masses of selected nutrients in individual foods, calculate the total energy
               value  and  masses  of  selected  nutrients,  compare  the  obtained  values  with  literature  data,
               consider and propose changes in daily diet according to the study results. They present their
               research.
               Through activities that are components of the described research, discovery-based learning or
               experiential learning takes place. Besides achieving educational outcomes in biochemistry and
               mathematics in a modern way and meeting the educational expectations of cross-curricular
               themes, students create a simple and useful tool to investigate personal nutrition and, based on
               the results obtained, plan changes in diet and/or physical activities to maintain health.

               Key words: research, food, nutrients, energy value of food, optimal ratio of macronutrients









































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