Paper short abstract:

Due to socioeconomic and sociocultural factors and globalization in general, nutritional habits on Middle Dalmatian islands is moving from traditional to global nutrition. This significantly contributes to development of complex diseases and reduces a quality of life.

Paper long abstract:

Based on our research on Middle Dalmatian islands Vis and Hvar, we determined divergencies from traditional Mediterranean nutrition that are going towards global nutrition. Reasons for this change probably are consequences of socioeconomic and sociocultural factors and globalization in general. This change in nutritional habits and in lifestyle in general, significantly contribute to development of obesity and some complex diseases, first of all metabolic syndrome or diabetes type II and cardiovascular diseases.

Regarding poorer and poorer economic situation in Croatia, we can expect further decline of standard of citizens, and with that a nutrition with cheaper foodstuffs what means poorer nutrition.

Quality of nutritional foodstuffs is one of most important questions nowadays and it is in accordance with conclusions/resolutions of Human Rights Council in which are stressed the importance and the necessity that every human has a right to quality nutrition.

Special problem is inadequate nutrition in children and adolescents. Besides poor socioeconomic situation, reason is poor education of children and parents and whole school staff. That kind of nutrition leads to increasing number of obese children and we know that metabolic syndrome is starting to develop in adolescent age.

With further progress of this trend, state in Public Health could be worse or we can expect increasing number of cases of obesity and already mentioned complex diseases what significantly reduce a quality of life.