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A study conducted in two rounds in 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 on the effects of food shortages in besieged Sarajevo found that the residents and refugees were not severely undernourished. While the protein intake was sufficient, the energy intake was subtantially less than that in the former Yugoslavia. Undernourishment in the refugees was more in the first round and less in the second round as compared to the residents. The energy intake of the refugees in both the rounds was more than the residents' intake. The lack of undernourishment in spite of a decrease in energy intake might be due to underreporting of intake or reduced physical activity.
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High intake of food and low amounts of physical activity caused elevated levels of obesity and hypertension among non-manual workers in pre-war Sarajevo, according to a study conducted during 1990 and 1991. Almost 8% of the individuals were obese. The obese men were generally in high positions while the obese women were in the post-maternity age group. The consumption of fatty foods, meat and alcohol was high. Almost 1/3 of the individuals tested also smoked. The incidence of hypertension was 11.6% for women and 16.2% for men. Thus, the health of non-manual workers in Sarajevo before the war was not good.
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An analysis of the therapeutic feeding programme conducted in Sarajevo during 1993-1994 shows that such programmes can increase the body weight and thus help in the growth of underweight children. Of the underweight children who voluntarily enrolled in the programme, 50.7% also suffered from some chronic illness. The children were supplied with high quality food and their weight was determined on a monthly basis. The weight of 58.3% of the underweight children who were not ill increased to a satisfactory level during the study, and they left the programme.
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