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Public awareness of dietary supplements, vitamins and selected micronutrients
Postl, Roman ; Šimková, Simona (advisor) ; Havlová, Ivona (referee)
Public Awareness of Dietary Supplement, Vitamins and Selected Micronutrients Abstract The thesis titled "Public Awareness of Dietary Supplements, Vitamins and Selected Micronutrients" examines the factors influencing the respondents' awareness of dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, as well as possible associations between financial income and the quantity of dietary supplements taken. Public awareness of dietary supplements is part of the topic of nutritional literacy and health literacy. This issue is becoming increasingly topical and is also part of the strategic framework for the development of health care in the Czech Republic 'Zdraví 2030'. The theoretical and practical sections of the thesis are clearly divided into chapters and subchapters related to the issue. The results in the practical part are divided according to the research questions, which are detailed in the discussion. For the thesis, quantitative research was chosen using an anonymous questionnaire survey in which a total of 164 respondents participated. Based on their responses, the respondents were grouped according to the parameters under study and the test score of each respondent was evaluated to determine the level of awareness. The research shows a statistically significant association between the level of...
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Effect of diet monitoring on weight reduction in obese patients
Zemanová, Adéla ; Šimková, Simona (advisor) ; Váchová, Alena (referee)
The Effect of Diet Monitoring on Weight Reduction in Obese Patients Abstract The thesis titled "The Effect of Diet Monitoring on Weight Reduction in Obese Patients" I explore weight reduction strategies for obese patients. Specifically, I examine whether respondents who monitor their energy intake using the "Kalorické tabulky" app achieve greater weight loss and changes in body composition. Obesity is a global epidemic, and its prevalence is rising not only in developed countries. According to current trends from the World Obesity Federation, more than 4 billion people may be overweight or obesity by 2035. For this thesis, I chose a quantitative research approach involving 76 participants attending a nutrition clinic. The participants were divided into two research groups. Specifically, research group 2 included those participants who expressed interest in using the "Kalorické tabulky" app for monitoring caloric intake and who also had a smartphone compatible with this app. Participants who either did not express interest in using the app or did not have a suitable phone were placed in research group 1. The research involved taking a medical history, instructing participants on how to write the five-day diet record, providing individual nutritional interventions based on these diet records, and conducting...
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Dietary habits of patients suffering from IBD
Metličková, Aneta ; Kohout, Pavel (advisor) ; Šimková, Simona (referee)
This diploma thesis titled "Dietary habits of patients suffering from IBD", deals with specifics of said diseases as well as nutrition of these patients. The theoretical part touches on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, it lists characteristics, epidemiology, possible complications and treatments of these diseases. There is a detailed description of usage of medical nutrition therapy and various diets that use to be recommended to these patients. It also presents medical nutrition therapy as an indispensable element of the process of treating these diseases. The 4 main goals I set for my thesis were as follows: to map eating habits of respondents suffering from IBD; to compare eating habits of patients suffering from IBD with those of healthy respondents; to compare eating habits of patients suffering from CD with eating habits of patients suffering from UC and lastly - to find out where respondents get their information on their disease and nutrition from. The research consisted of 12 respondents in total of which half were patients suffering from IBD and the other half were healthy individuals. The group of respondents suffering from IBD consisted of 3 CD patients and 3 UC patients. To obtain the data I used a semi-structured interview as well as dietary recall. I chose to interview only...
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Nutrition and supplementation in fitness and bodybuilding
Havlová, Ivona ; Kimmer, David (advisor) ; Šimková, Simona (referee)
Nutrition and Supplementation in Fitness and Bodybuilding Abstract The topic of this master's thesis is "Nutrition and Supplementation in Fitness and Bodybuilding". Physical fitness is getting more and more popular and becoming a global industry. Young people tend to prefer gyms to other types of physical activities. The advantage of fitness workouts is that there is no age limit, provided the person is healthy, as evidenced by exercising individuals who are 15 years old but also senior citizens over the age of 65. The empirical part of the paper was conducted using a qualitative method, gathering respondents through snowball sampling where participants identify others. As many as 28 respondents were divided into two groups: people doing conditioning and bodybuilding whose characteristics are explained in the Operationalisation chapter. All respondents did a semi-structured interview and provided a three-day diet plan. The goal was to map eating habits and the most common diet plans of people doing conditioning and bodybuilding, and to discover supplements they use the most frequently. The practical part of the thesis focused on the most frequent diet plans and supplements in fitness practitioners. The research findings indicate that the most common diet is high in protein and carbohydrates and low in fat,...
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Lifestyle and quality of life of people with overweight and obesity
ŠIMKOVÁ, Simona
Overweight and obesity are a global problem. These diseases are characterized by an excessive amount of body fat in the body. The consequences of excessive body weight does not include only health effects but overweight and obesity also affect quality of life, social life and mental health of people with this disease. The basic measure of overweight and obesity is body mass index (BMI), however it may not be accurate for health risk assessment of each individual, e.g. for the development other diseases related to high weight. There are many variables associated with development of obesity such as genetic predisposition, the environment in which an individual grows up and lives, eating habits, physical activity, stress, etc. The aim of the dissertation was to determine what the quality of life and lifestyle of people with overweight and obesity is, to compare it with the quality of life and lifestyle of people with normal body weight and to describe the differences. It was choosen a quantitative research strategy to acomplish the aims. The data collection was realized by questionnaires and body composition analysis. We used a combination of standardized quality of life questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF and self administered questionnaire which was focused on lifestyle of respondents. Respondents were also measured by bioimpedance device InBody 270 for body composition analysis. The obtained data was statistically evaluated. Statistically significant differences were found between respondents with BMI <25 kg/m2 and respondents with BMI ?25 kg/m2 in individual domains of the questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF. Statistically significant differences were also found in two separately evaluated parts of the questionnaire. A higher quality of life was achieved by respondents with lower BMI in all domains as well as in two separately evaluated parts. We determined that the lifestyle is dependent on gender (positive, negative and also overall lifestyle score) with women having a healthier lifestyle than men. The negative lifestyle score was also dependent on BMI but inversely. The age had no effect in adherence to healthy lifestyle principles. We determined that people with overweight and obesity often have lower educational level. It was determined a significant association with satisfaction with health (p?0,001) and body fat percentage, amount of fat free mass, waist circumference, amount of visceral fat and waist to hip ratio. An alcohol consumption, regular physical activity or frequency of consumption of sweets and unhealthy eating also significantly affected selected body parameters. The dissertation provides a comprehensive view of the quality of life and lifestyle of overweight and obese people. It points to the fact that excessive body weight is not only health issue but it also has a negative impact in almost every aspect in the individual's life. It can point to a need of increasing awareness of all the consequences of overweight and obesity, a need to implement more preventive measures and also a complex approach for people with this disease. The dissertation can be useful for health professionals as well as other people who come in contact with overweight and obese people either in their profession or in daily life.
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Nutritional status of patients with osteoporosis
Šimková, Simona ; Zikán, Vít (advisor) ; Michalská, Dana (referee)
This diploma focuses on the topic of nutritional status of patients with osteoporosis. The thesis is divided in two parts. In the first part, the theoretical part I focus on osteoporosis as the definition of the disease, epidemiology and etiology. Clinical manifestations of the disease, methods of diagnosis and treatment are also mentioned. An important part of the thesis is a description of the risk factors and especially the specification of the nutritional aspects of osteoporosis. The nutrients which are connected or could be connected to the disease are also described. Additionally, the influence of physical activity and smoking is mentioned. The last part is focused on the evaluation of the nutritional status. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the nutrition status of patients with osteoporosis. Few steps were carried out to achieve the target of the thesis. First, the theoretical part was written according to the published bibliography, then the research was performed. The research was attended by 60 women patients from osteological ambulatory in Prague and České Budějovice. The research has several parts that are consequently evaluated. Specifically, a short questionnaire concentrating on the intake of calcium or movement activity of the respondents was made. Another part was a frequency...
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Risk factors of osteoporosis and fractures in people over 65 years of age
Malimánková, Jana ; Zikán, Vít (advisor) ; Šimková, Simona (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with risk factors of osteoporosis and fractures among people older than 65 years. Theoretical part contains the definition of osteoporosis, physiology of bones, hormonal regulation, determinants of disease, clinical manifestation, prevention of disease and old age. Essential chapters of theoretical part are about moving activity and nutrition. Aim of this thesis was to evaluate the occurrence of osteoporosis and risk factors of fractures in connection with risk nutritional factors. The research includes 86 responders, who filled out the questionnaire of risk factors and the risk of fractures was found out using FRAX tool. Based on these results patients were divided into 2 groups: with high risk and low risk of fractures. 10 patients of each group provided 3-day menu. The densitometric examination was accomplished to 30 responders and the probability of fracture formation was evaluated. The results of diploma thesis show, that 45 % of responders have higher risk of fracture formation. This group has significantly higher age and lower BMI. This research then showed that patients with higher risk of fracture formation get significantly less energy, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and calcium. Moreover, most of participants has insufficient intake of dairy products and fish....
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Nutritional status of patients with osteoporosis
Šimková, Simona ; Zikán, Vít (advisor) ; Michalská, Dana (referee)
This diploma focuses on the topic of nutritional status of patients with osteoporosis. The thesis is divided in two parts. In the first part, the theoretical part I focus on osteoporosis as the definition of the disease, epidemiology and etiology. Clinical manifestations of the disease, methods of diagnosis and treatment are also mentioned. An important part of the thesis is a description of the risk factors and especially the specification of the nutritional aspects of osteoporosis. The nutrients which are connected or could be connected to the disease are also described. Additionally, the influence of physical activity and smoking is mentioned. The last part is focused on the evaluation of the nutritional status. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the nutrition status of patients with osteoporosis. Few steps were carried out to achieve the target of the thesis. First, the theoretical part was written according to the published bibliography, then the research was performed. The research was attended by 60 women patients from osteological ambulatory in Prague and České Budějovice. The research has several parts that are consequently evaluated. Specifically, a short questionnaire concentrating on the intake of calcium or movement activity of the respondents was made. Another part was a frequency...
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Analysis of student accounts
ŠIMKOVÁ, Simona
The aim of this thesis was to analyze student bank accounts offered by selected banking institutions in Czech Republic. This analysis and following evaluation was based on study of offered products as well as on a questionnaire survey which was focused on interest about student bank accounts, satisfaction, use of banking services and other products. This thesis consists of two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with the issue of banking, describes student bank accounts. The practical part contains comparison of selected bank accounts, evaluation of the questionaire and evaluation of established hypotheses. This thesis could help to potencial clients with the choice of the bank account. However, it is not easy to recommend one product.
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Relationship preschool children to fine art
ŠIMKOVÁ, Simona
The bachelor thesis deals with the question of the relation of pre-school children to the art of the 19th and 20th centuries. The theoretical part focuses on the importance of emotions in the visual creation of preschool children as well as on the importance of art for the formation of the emotional components of the personality of man. The practical part deals with the inspirational value of works of modern art to their own art activities of children aged 3-6 and their sensitivity to the perception of valuable works of fine arts. Work also includes its own knowledge of the methodological approach in the plane of emotional attunement of children before the actual artistic activities.
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