[Nutritional habits and supplementation of elderly people with cardiovascular diseases from Warsaw].

Dietary habits of elderly people (46 women and 46 men) with cardiovascular diseases were analysed. The study was based on the 24-h food intake recall. Data were collected from each respondent only once from February 2006 to May 2006. The results show that dietary intakes of elderly people differed from recommended optium diet. The percentage of energy coming from fats and carbohydrates was too high. We observed excessive intake of phosphorus among investigated people but intake of other minerals there was not sufficient. Analysis of average day rations showed, that safe level of vitamins A, B12 and a bit of vitamin C was exceeded. We observed vitamin D and folates deficiencies. Supplementation of diet was incorrect. Respondents abused supplements containing vitamins: A, E, C and B. People investigated did not attach importance to mineral deficiency supplementation.