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Eating Habits of High School Students
Chudárková, Pavlína ; Bunc, Václav (advisor) ; Panáčková, Michaela (referee)
(in English) Aims: The aim of the diploma thesis was to monitor the eating habits of students from chosen high school which is located in Prague. These habits were taken into consideration with regards to social aspects of food and the causes of overweight and obesity. Methods: Qualitative research was used as the default method to determine the objective of the thesis. Based on literature review the survey was created. The respondents subjectively evaluated a set of questions relating to food and eating habits. Results: According to the findings, a major impact on eating habits of high school students has a family in general or household, in which students live. Cooking trend at home plays an important role, even when talking about boom in eating at restaurants and fast foods. Regardless of household income, students are used to really eat most often at home (breakfast and dinner) and at school (lunch). As for eating habits, respondents, from the vast majority, do not pay any attention to this process. And even if the results of the research showed that a large majority of students think they eat healthily, then less than half of them is not satisfied with own weight. Household income therefore has no significant effect on the eating habits in selected high school students. According to the...
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Czech singles Lifestyle with Focus on Eating
Vondrášová, Kateřina ; Remr, Jiří (advisor) ; Martinová, Marta (referee)
Czech Singles Lifestyle with Focus on Eating Kateřina Vondrášová Abstract Thesis deals with the issue of singles lifestyle with particular regard to food and eating. The phenomenon of gender free attitude towards series of activities in the life of singles (in other words the standpoint on the social world and practices that occur in it independently on one's sex/gender) was identified through in-depth semi structural interviews with people, who rank themselves among singles. It appears mainly in the area of relationships with friends, in the sphere of intimate (sexual) relationships, in the area of household keeping and, last but not least, in the attitude towards the food preparation, cooking and eating generally. This phenomenon is tightly related to the phenomenon of self-opening, in other words crossing the border of the private sphere of household and the entrance into the public space not just in the spatial sense but also in the social sense. Singles contribute to the social life and solidarity of society thanks to their everyday strategies - it is an opposite trend than the one which is associated with singles stereotypically. The result of the grounded theory application, which also includes the determination of schema explaining singlehood phenomenon, was the discovery of a distinctive phenomena...
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Food as a medicine. Eating and its effect on immunity and quality of life.
Keith, Radim ; Prokop, Jiří (advisor) ; Mojžíšová, Jarmila (referee)
For each of us, health is the most important thing, so that we can live a full life. How to proceed and what principles to follow when choosing foods, when there are many currently containing hazardous chemicals used in the food industry? Healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle are important. Cooking from basic ingredients and strengthening the immune system, from the childhood. However, it is never too late for adults. We can start anytime. I would like to show almost all aspects of quality eating, but also the other side, and the dangers of chemically modified food and the overall impact on quality of life. KEYWORDS Food, health, vegetables, fruit, vitamins, minerals, life, fementation, azo dyes
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Nutrition of the children playing football
Kocourek, Lukáš ; Šteffl, Michal (advisor) ; Kinkorová, Ivana (referee)
Title: Nutrition of the children playing football Objectives: The main objective of this thesis was to figure out the eating habits of the children in the U14 category of football players. Specifically, the observation was done for three days - a training day, a match day and a free day. It was also observed how these days different from each other. Finally the nutrition recommendations were provided based on the observations. Methods: The thesis was performed as the cross-section study. To gain the information about the nutrition habits there was used the standardized nutrition questionnaire. Nonparametric statistics methods were used for statistical data analysis. Results: Research was performed on the sample of 12 boys in the age of 12-13 years who play the football at the student league level. Students sample was chosen from the students in the Czech Republic. The insufficient energetic income and particularly a carbohydrate deficiency was identified in the sample. The highest deficiencies were measured during the match day. On the contrary the highest amounts were measured during a free day. There were not any significant differences identified in comparison to the recommendations. Conclusion: From the energetic and macronutriens income perspective the study did not confirm different incomes...
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Evaluation of current nutritional habits of preschool children
Čadová, Denisa ; Kočí, Jana (advisor) ; Hanyš Holemá, Irena (referee)
This work deals with the evaluation of current nutritional habits of preschool children. It presents the importance of a balanced diet in terms of physical, mental and social development of children. It describes the risks that can occur due to poor diet, such as childhood obesity, type 2. diabetes and various mental disorders. The work describes the optimal diet of preschool children in terms of macronutrients, micronutrients and drinking regime. Furthermore, the work deals with specific nutritional recommendations for eating preschool children. It describes the real state of nutrition of preschool children and then suggests ways to support the improvement of children's nutrition in kindergartens. The practical part of the work deals with the evaluation of children's meals in specific kindergartens. An analysis of data from a structured questionnaire was performed. The aim of this work is to evaluate the nutrition of preschool children from the perspective of kindergarten teachers and to point out the possibility of using some programs dealing with improving nutrition in kindergartens. Keywords:nutrition, eating, health, habit, child, school, evaluation, risk obesity, prevention, support, programs
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Nutrition in adolescent tennis players
Sojková, Eliška ; Šteffl, Michal (advisor) ; Kočíb, Tomáš (referee)
Title: Nutrition in adolescent tennis players Objectives: The main aim of this study was to estimate eating habits in young tennis players during three days - training, tournament and rest days. Another aim was to compare eating habits between sexes and among those three days. Methods: A cross-sectional study approach was used in this master thesis. A standardized nutrition questionnaire was used to obtain information about the eating habits. Nonparametric statistic methods were used to analyze data. Results: Five females and nine males aged 14 - 17 years participated in the study. All the participants were advanced tennis players from the Czech national youth league. Fluid intake was similar in both sexes and did not differ among those three days significantly. Females had higher intake of carbohydrates, fats as well as overall energy intake in the rest day. The other measures were higher in males. Conclusion: Both sexes had a different trend in eating habits among those three days. The study also confirmed differences in eating habits between sexes. Keywords: tennis, nutrition, adolescent, physical activity, eating.
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The consumption of energy drinks for students at two selected secondary schools
Kantorová, Markéta ; Váchová, Alena (advisor) ; Hanušová, Jaroslava (referee)
This diploma thesis examines the awareness of students in terms of the risks of energy consumption at two selected secondary schools in Prague according to the number of correct answers. Firstly, it deals with the description and composition of energy drinks in order to find out which substances they contain and how they can stimulate the body. It describes the origin of energy drinks and their development and impact on society and people. The composition of energy drinks is examined and the individual ingredients are inspected, including their effects. In case of objection, the positive effects of consumption are also examined along with consumption risks. The most important part of the thesis is to compare and evaluate the specific health impact on the consumption of energy drinks and the awareness of their effects. Not only is the health impact evaluated, but the social and economic impacts, advertising and the influence of famillial or social background are evaluated also. The main aim of the work was to examine the awareness of students in terms of the risks of energy consumption at two selected secondary schools in Prague according to the number of correct answers. Pupils have been found to consume energy drinks without being sufficiently aware of their effects. They are not sufficiently...
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Physiological nutrition of adolescents and their knowledge of principles of healthy eating
Fialová, Anežka ; Křížová, Jarmila (advisor) ; Krausová, Adela (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of Physiological nutrition of adolescents and their knowledge of healthy eating principles and habits. The theoretical part of this paper defines the term adolescence and explains the characteristics of this period in one's life. It focuses on the physiological nutrition issue of this developmental period and all of the fundamental parts of nutrition are mentioned and studied. Another confronted issue is the problematic eating in adolescents, the risks alternative diets may bring, and the appearance of obesity and food intake disorders. In the practical part I investigated how informed Czech high school student are about the principles of healthy eating habits. The investigation sums up results of a quantitive method using a questionnaire. 45 high school students participated in the study; they were all in their last year of Czech high school. The hypotheses involved aspects of important components of the diet. The study presents the raw knowledge students obtain during their lives about a healthy diet. The results show that there are only a few areas of nutrition where the students are informed, nevertheless, there are other areas little to no information is passed on to the students inside the schools curriculum. In general, the results are reasonably positive,...
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