Ivona Brodić (Dragičević)

Ivona Brodić (Dragičević)

Founder and CEO - Nutritionist at Nutrition ID d.o.o.

Croatia
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Nutrition ID d.o.o.
Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology

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My name is Ivona Dragičević, I am 26 years old. I earned my diploma on the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology in Zagreb and am now a Master of Nutrition. I am a Sports nutritionist in GNK Dinamo Zagreb and worked so far as a Nutrition consultant in Vitaminoteka and Almagea. I am also the nutritionist of our wrestling and taekwondo champions and work as an external associate in the polyclinic Rehabilitacija nova, Vaš pregled, the physical therapy studio Vertebra and also cooperate with the Faculty I graduated from.

Besides academic qualification, I have many good qualities that are essential for many positions: I am dedicated, reliable, responsible and detail oriented. I am a hardworking person, but easy to work with and when I commit to doing something, I make sure it gets done on time. I love travelling and visiting new countries, experiencing new cultures and meeting new people. With GNK Dinamo Zagreb I have traveled a lot and worked with players of all nationalities and religions so I developed an expressed ability to adapt to multicultural environments.

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Experience

  • Founder and CEO - Nutritionist

    Nutrition ID d.o.o.

    - Present 5 years 3 months

    Zagreb, Croatia

    https://www.nutrition-id.hr/

  • Sports Nutritionist

    GNK Dinamo

    - 1 year 7 months

    Maksimirska 128, 10 000 Zagreb

    ▪Planning the meals of the first team according to the modern science of sports nutrition
    ▪Monitoring the meals and having impact on food choices and food habits in terms of prevention of chronic disease in later life
    ▪Analysis of meals with the USDA database
    ▪Planning and organizing meals for away games, in cooperation with the travel agency and hotel
    ▪Anthropocentric measurements and body composition analysis
    ▪Individual counseling - depending on the individual needs of the…

    ▪Planning the meals of the first team according to the modern science of sports nutrition
    ▪Monitoring the meals and having impact on food choices and food habits in terms of prevention of chronic disease in later life
    ▪Analysis of meals with the USDA database
    ▪Planning and organizing meals for away games, in cooperation with the travel agency and hotel
    ▪Anthropocentric measurements and body composition analysis
    ▪Individual counseling - depending on the individual needs of the players (undesirable body composition, rehabilitation period, anemia, high blood pressure, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolaemia...), in cooperation with doctors, physiotherapists and coaches
    ▪Development of individualized nutrition plans
    ▪Diet analysis, identification of bad food choices and habits and their correction
    ▪Selection of food supplements in order to support efforts, improve performance and correct eventual deficits
    ▪Education of the first team, young athletes and their parents through group presentation, individual meetings and brochures

  • Sales Representative

    Almagea d.o.o.

    - 6 months

    Julija Knifera 4, 10 000 Zagreb

    ▪Implementing and organizing promotional activities
    ▪Education and counseling about food supplements
    ▪Sale of food supplements

  • Vitaminoteka Graphic

    Nutrition Consultant

    Vitaminoteka

    - 1 year

    Črnomerec 3, 10 000 Zagreb

    ▪Nutrition consulting
    ▪Anthropocentric measurements
    ▪Organizing promotional activities
    ▪Development of advisory activities

Education

  • Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology

    Master of Nutrition Human Nutrition

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    Main subjects:
    Nutritional epidemiology, Food toxicology, Nutritional Assessment, Education and communication skills in nutrition science, Biochemical function of vitamins and ions in food and nutrition, Women's nutrition through the life cycle, Diet therapy, Traditional diet, Food supplements...
    Master work: "Nutrition knowledge in professional football players"

  • Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology

    Bachelor of Nutrition

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    Main subjects:
    Food technology, Biochemistry of food, Immunology, Legislation of food quality control...
    Final work: "Nutrition in diabetes type II with special emphasis on calcium and folate intake"
    Praxis at clinical hospital Dubrava

  • 4th Grammar School

    High School Diploma

    -

Licenses & Certifications

Publications

  • General nutrition knowledge among professional soccer players

    Hrvatski časopis za prehrambenu tehnologiju, biotehnologiju i nutricionizam, Vol.10 No.3-4 Prosinac 2015.

    Greater sports nutrition knowledge is expected among professional athletes, i.e. sport specific nutrition knowledge, however, general nutrition knowledge can be flawed. Giving the relatively early retirement, general eating habits among athletes are very important as a risk factor for developing chronic diseases as the eating patterns formed in young adulthood track during the later stages of life. The number of studies about general nutrition knowledge among athletes is limited and they show…

    Greater sports nutrition knowledge is expected among professional athletes, i.e. sport specific nutrition knowledge, however, general nutrition knowledge can be flawed. Giving the relatively early retirement, general eating habits among athletes are very important as a risk factor for developing chronic diseases as the eating patterns formed in young adulthood track during the later stages of life. The number of studies about general nutrition knowledge among athletes is limited and they show poor general nutrition knowledge.
    The aim of the present study was to investigate and benchmark the level of general nutrition knowledge in professional Croatian soccer players (n=50, 18 – 27 years) against non-athlete peers. Both soccer players and controls completed the General nutrition knowledge Questionnaire
    (GNKQ), which assesses four domains of general nutrition knowledge: 1) dietary guidelines, 2) dietary sources of nutrients, 3) daily food choices and 4) diet-disease relationship.
    Overall nutrition knowledge was poor in both groups and there was no significant difference between soccer players and the controls in overall or sub-section score. This study shows lack of general nutrition knowledge among young Croatian soccer players, despite the importance of sports nutrition for their profession. In order of long-term prevention of chronic diseases in this population, results of this study can be used to create tailored general nutrition education focused on observed general nutrition knowledge gaps.

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Languages

  • Italian

    Professional working proficiency

  • German

    Professional working proficiency

Organizations

  • Croatian Society of Nutritionists and Dietitians

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