ADEQUACY ESTIMATION OF ACTUAL NUTRITION OF THE GIRLS TRAINED AT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

One of the major directions of the researches in the field of nutrition is the adequacy estimation of actually consumed food to the requirements of human organism. Such estimation forms the basis for substantiation and working out of the actions for correction of nutrition of various groups of population. The object of this research is to study and analyze actual diets of the youth trained in professional educational organizations. The object of the research is a group of 15-18 years old girls (98 persons), trained in professional schools, technical schools and colleges of Orel. From the point of view of adequacy of eating behaviour it is possible to consider the given contingent a risk group as there are some gender and age features characterized by non- finished processes of growth and formation of the organism. Besides, social-hygienic factors including conditions of residence, study and rest are of great value at the research of actual nutrition in the given group of population. To study individual nutrition in social-hygienic aspect the biographical- questionnaire methods were used which are the most widespread in the estimation of actual nutrition of the population. In the article the data received during interrogation and questioning of the girls trained in professional educational organizations about the nutrition frequency and regularity, variety of the average week diet and average daily food set are considered. On the basis of the analysis of these data conclusions are made on the correspondence (adequacy) of actual food to increased requirements of still growing organism of the 15-18 years old girls