Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria

The aim of the present studies was to determine the changes in daily dietary supply of energy, total protein, animal protein, total fat and carbohydrates in pensioners’ households during beginning and stabilization of market economy in Poland, i.e. in the period of 1989-2004. The calculations were based on data from the Statistical Yearbooks of the Republic of Poland, sections “Household Budgets” from 1990-2005, published by the Central Statistical Office (CSO). Daily dietary supply of energy and fat in pensioners’ households was excessive over the study period (150% and 200% of reference intake, respectively). Superfluous dietary fat supply could have resulted from the fact that the method used for these studies did not account for fat losses during frying and 10% inevitable wastage, which might also have contributed to overestimation of percentage of the reference intake for protein and total carbohydrates. There was a declining tendency in supply of all nutrients and energy over the study period, with the largest decrease in carbohydrate supply and the smallest for protein.