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Mastné kyseliny se stredne dlhým reťazcom v športovej výžive
Styková, Veronika
Abstract The first part of this diploma thesis "Medium Chain Fatty Acids in Sports Nutrition" focuses on a literature research of topics regarding rational nutrition and its history, the importance of fats in nutrition, a more detailed review of fats in sports nutrition. It also describes the impact of medium-chain fatty acids (MCTs) on the human body and on performance in sport. The practical part of the work focused on the design of a suitable methodology for the determination of fatty acids and the analysis of available MCT-containing dietary supplements by using gas chromatography. Based on the measurement results, the fatty acid profile of the samples was evaluated, a statistical evaluation was performed and the measurement results were compared with the nutritional information of the products as labelled on the product packaging. The diploma thesis also included a questionnaire that was designed for a general audience in order to determine the knowledge of supplements and the popularity of dietary supplements containing MCTs. The aim of this thesis was to provide as comprehensive an overview as possible of medium chain fatty acids and their impact in sports nutrition by using a various information sources, and to determine whether respondents had an overview of MCTs based on the questionnaire and to conduct an analysis of fatty acids in MCT-containing products.
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Možnosti využití tuků při zpracování řas
Lučivňák, Roman
This work is a literature review and describes algae cultivation from available sources with a focus on closed cultivation systems. It is also dedicated to increasing the production of fats and their extraction from biomass. The entire thesis then focuses on the food use of these technologies and their products, and it also marginally describes the metabolism and basic taxonomy of algae.
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Myths in sports nutrition
Seger, Jakub ; Kinkorová, Ivana (advisor) ; Jandová, Tereza (referee)
Title: Myths in nutrition Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to define and analyse the most common myths about nutrition that are commonly encountered on websites, social networks or in popular science literature. I will then seek to confirm or refute these claims by reviewing the available scientific evidence. Methods: Research Keywords: sports nutrition, protein, anabolic window, evening meal, protein before bedtime, effects of creatine, gluten-free diet, fats
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Consumption and species representation of vegetable oils in the daily diet families in the Czech Republic
MARHOUNOVÁ, Milada
The bachelor thesis focuses on consumption and species representation of vegetable oils, fats in the daily diet families in the Czech households. In the theoretical section, I conducted a literary research of available resources regarding to the subject. This section focuses on definition of oils and fats, their chemical composition fats and fatty acids. Well-known and less known vegetable oils with the highest contents of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega -6 and omega -3 fatty acids. Also processing and use of vegetable oils. Importance of fats in human nutrition and nutritional recomendations. In the practical section is described methodology of the research. I chose a questionnaire method to collect the datas. Questionnaire survey focuses on consumption and species representation of vegetable oils, fats in the daily diet families in the Czech households. What are the criteria for shopping of vegetable oils and their usage in the kitchens. Whether people know about positive effescts of omega- 6 and omega -3 fatty acids in human nutrition and also importance to human health. The partial results are characterised and discussed in the conclusion of this work.
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Comparative study eating habits university students.
RABOVÁ, Livie Dominika
My bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of eating habits of health education students and physical education students at the Faculty of Education of the University of South Bohemia. The theoretical part is focused on the basic components of nutrition, energy intake and expenditure, nutritional directions, physical constitution and adolescence. In the practical part the data provided by the students who record the composition of the diet into the application kaloricketabulky.cz. The focus of the thesis is on the intake of proteins, carbohydrates, fats and energy intake.
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The presence of omega-3fatty acids in the nutrition of children in preschool and school meals.
STROUHALOVÁ, Eliška
Nutrition and diet in general are the factors that can be used in the development and evolution of many diseases, that can occur in preschool age. Therefore, the appropriate composition of the diet is very important as for the proper growth and development of the child's body, but also for the function of certain children's organs. This diploma thesis is focused on the nutrition of children in preschool and school meals and on the consumption of omega 3 fatty acids and their filling of the consumer basket in the fish commodity according to the standard in individual years. Omega 3 fatty acids have a huge impact on human health and are an important element for children, which contributes to their health and to the prevention of the occurrence of non-communicable diseases of mass occurrence (diabetes, obesity, etc.). Theoretical knowledge, which is formulated in the theoretical part, were obtained from scientific and professional publications or periodicals, which are searched in databases of scientific and scholary literature. The actual part contains the results of filling the consumer basket in the fish commodity according to the standard at six primary school cafeterias, which are located in the Czech Republic and compares the results with the recommendations of the Decree of the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic nr. 107/2005.
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Students' Awareness about the Nutritional Value of Fats
Hlaváčková, Zuzana ; Marádová, Eva (advisor) ; Vodáková, Jitka (referee)
Bachelor theses is concerned with the fats in terms of nutrition, where fats are regarded as one of the basic nutrients in human nutrition. Specifically, is concerned with the characteristics of fats, their technological processing and importance in human boarding. Detail is focused on finding specific knowledge about fats among selected adults. The aim of this work is to clarify the extent to which selected adult overview of fats and what have the knowledge, which in turn can use in your everyday life when choosing foods and preparing meals. At the same time also to provide input for knowledge of fats, which are subsequently used in further work, which will focus on a different target group namely students from secondary schools and grammar schools. Keywords Fats, nutrition, margarine, fatty acids, cholesterol
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Knowledge of a selected group of teachers about nutrition and the effect of diet on the human body
Houšková, Michaela ; Váchová, Alena (advisor) ; Kočí, Jana (referee)
This diploma thesis, "The knowledge of a selected group of teachers about nutrition and the influence of food on the human organism" aims to find out about the level of knowledge that the teachers of the lower secondary stage of primary schools and the corresponding years of grammar schools possess in the field of nutrition and its influence on the human organism. Nutrition is a necessary part of life and the knowledge of proper nutrition is essential for the correct function of the human organism, prevention of various diseases, etc.; nutrition in children is evidently even more important than in adults. Furthermore, nutrition helps to improve academic importance, which is why teachers should have at least some level of knowledge in this field. In the theoretical part I try to sum up the very basics of the individual areas of nutrition, including a recommended fluid intake, micronutrients and macronutrients, or the influence of nutrition on the human psyche. The research for this thesis was done via a questionnaire survey, in which 260 teachers took part. The teachers came from randomly selected schools; their contact information was all publicly available and obtained from the websites of the individual schools. The questionnaire included 25 questions altogether and, among others, it also...
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Modern myths in nutrition and alternative diets
Drábková, Tereza ; Svačina, Štěpán (advisor) ; Dostálová, Jana (referee)
The bachelor's thesis deals with the most common media-promoted "myths in nutrition" and aims to find out what opinion the general public has on them, whether they eat according to these myths and what arguments they base their beliefs on. The work is divided into the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is based on foreign articles and studies. It is divided according to basic macronutrients and alternative nutritional directions, to which specific myths relate individually. Each myth is presented and its historical sources and arguments that support the myth clarified. Subsequently, the myth is explained and refuted by documented studies and scientific articles. The practical part focuses on the general public. It took the form of a quantitative questionnaire survey and it aimed to find out whether the selected myths have their representatives among the respondents, what information sources are their opinions based on, whether they eat according to these myths and what arguments they use to support them. The evaluated questions are shown in tables and graphs and it turned out that the respondents draw their information on nutrition from 73% of the internet and social media and that they also eat according to their beliefs. However, when asking more closely about their arguments...
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