It is quite unbelievable but significant percentage of young healthy women is at risk of anaemia despite proper nutritional state. In this study we decided to determine the lack or excess of which nutrients in a diet can lead to any effects. The major cause of anaemia is not, as in many studies on nutritional status, the deficiency in iron in a diet. Iron intake in women with anaemia exceeded AI (Adequate Intake) level. 120 people took part in the study. Average HGB concentration in female group amounted to 12.45？g/dL and in male group to 14.35？g/dL. Anaemia was determined in 29% women and 4.2% men. In group of women with anaemia a statistically higher intake of SFA, cholesterol, and sucrose and lower intake of pyridoxine, folacin, niacin, and vitamin E, Mn, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mg were determined. In a group of men with low haemoglobin concentration a statistically higher intake of sucrose but lower intake of fat, especially SFA and MUFA, vitamin C and zinc were observed. Therefore, together with anaemia in the group of women there are coexisting deficiencies in other nutrients, as compared to the group of men. Prevention in both groups should include various supplements. 1. Introduction Present-day diseases of affluence are often the effect of improper nutrition. It is considered that the fundamental cause of diet-related diseases is improperly balanced diet and wrong eating habits. Many experts think that young people cope well with excessive or deficient intake of nutrients. The aim of our study was to determine whether nutritional mistakes made in group of young educated people can be the cause of disorders and lead to diseases in their future life and the life of their children. It is especially important because whole Europe, as well as USA, deal more often with the issue of excessive intake of nutrients and increased percentage of obese people among the youth than with diseases connected to malnutrition [1, 2]. With respect to this, particularly dangerous is the deficiency in folacin in women’s diets, particularly for women planning pregnancy, because it can lead to underdeveloped placenta and, in consequence, to miscarriage or neural tube defects in neonates [3]. In Poland, neural tube defects occur in 2-3 cases per 1000 births [4]. Another result of folacin deficiency is susceptibility of cells to neoplastic transformation, especially with respect to large intestine [5], increased risk of psychical disorders of depressive character [6], and occurrence of megaloblastic anaemia, characterized with lowered number of red cells simultaneously increased
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