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The objective of this study was to investigate dietary habits and nutritional status of 102 breastfeeding women, aged 21-37 years. The food intake was assessed by questionnaire studies. In studied women body weight and height were measured and BMI index was calculated. Nearly three quarters of studied population have a normal body weight (BMI˂25) but BMI value was higher than in period prior to pregnancy. It was found out that dietary habits of breastfeeding women are partly adequate to the nutritional requirements and it is connected both with the frequancy and type of consumed products (vegetables, fruits whole-meal bread).