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Awareness of vegetarians about deficit of certain nutritions in vegetarian diet and about ways to compensate them
VORLÍČKOVÁ, Markéta
This thesis deals with vegetarians' awareness of the lack of specific nutritional substances in the vegetarian diet and their compensation. The aim is to explore whether vegetarians have sufficient information about the nutritional composition of their diet, whether they are interested in researching this information and whether the information is available and sufficient. I also looked at whether people with this eating preference are preventing potential nutritional deficits and subsequent health problems. There were designated the following three research questions: "How often and where do most vegetarians get information about a meatless diet?", "How can you achieve a full fledged vegetarian diet?" and "What is vegan awareness on the potential deficiencies in their diet, and how do they try avoid these?". In the theoretical part I deal with vegetarianism as a lifestyle, vegetarianism and its subgroups, the reasons for going to this way of life, the composition of a vegetarian diet with a focus on nutrients that may be deficient, vegetarianism and its impact on the body at different stages of development and ultimately the impact of a meatless diet on human health. The practical section is an elaborated form of qualitative research, specifically I chose semi-structured interviews. I collected the data from the interviews. The interview contained fourteen or fifteen questions, and women were also questioned about the pregnancy period. I asked questions regarding the issue of vegetarianism, veganism or raw foodism. I was interested in individual eating habits, nutrition knowledge and personal experience of the respondents. The data was collected between January 2014 and March 2014. The research group consisted of 6 respondents. The group was made up of women and men in the age range from 20 to 30 years. Among respondents there were vegetarians, vegans and raw foodists and the period of time in which they have been eating this way is different for every person. All respondents were familiar with the purpose of providing an interview and agreed to the publication. The interviews I conducted in person and were recorded on a dictaphone mobile phone. The results of my work show that most respondents do research about a meatless diet. They logically state that most intensive research took place while they were switching their eating habits, but now they still keep finding out new information. The most commonly used way was the Internet, specifically through websites such as www.soucitne.cz or www.vegan-fighter.com. Other sources used are books, articles, studies, and information received from friends or family members. The respondents argue that because the information was obtained this way, their diet is balanced. They are often trying to maintain diversity in their diet, for example, consume legumes and combine various foods such as legumes with cereals. Raw foodists state that they often consume sprouts, seeds, nuts, and of course a large amount of raw vegetables and fruits. All Vegans and Raw foodists know about the possible lack of vitamin B12, and some for this reason, use supplements. Also mentioned are supplements or protein complex supplements designed specifically for vegans.
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Eating disorders from the perspective of the general public
MARKOVÁ, Jiřina
This thesis deals with the influence of a vegetarian diet on dental status in adults. The importance of nutrition on dental status in adults is controversial and therefore this thesis seeks to shed light on the issue of nutrition with regard to dental status. A major role is played by the possibility of enjoying quality of life in older age based on early prevention and experience-those habits from the time before the age of fifteen years of one's life. The theoretical part focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity and the influence of diet on dental status. The text lists the possible causes, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of disease in follow-up on the diet of an individual company. It goes on to discuss ways of improving the state of the teeth when receiving a vegetarian diet. The practical part is to determine how the vegetarian diet is reflected in the state of adult teeth, how many individuals are consuming, so if there is a demonstrable impact on the dental status when receiving a vegetarian diet. The practical part was carried out using questionnaires, interviews with specialists in dental hygiene and a vegetarian diet. The questionnaires were processed in the graphics section.
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Sociology of Food - Vegetarianism as a Specific Phenomen
LAPEŠOVÁ, Miroslava
The Diploma Thesis "Sociology of Food - Vegetarianism as a Specific Phenomenon" consists of a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part aims at the basic information relating to the sociology of food and the lifestyle. The consequent chapters deal with vegetarianism. The practical part brings the presentation of the results reached. The primary data collection utilized the quantitative research, the questioning method and the questionnaire technique. The questionnaire was distributed, in particular, via the Internet, in collaboration with the discussion forums of healthy diet and the vegetarianism forums. Also, within the Yoga system, in a daily life it was spread into all the Yoga Centres in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the questionnaire was spread in the healthy diet shops and in the healthy canteen in České Budějovice. The research set was made up by vegetarians from all over the Czech Republic regardless of age, sex or any other criteria. In total 421 questionnaires were returned to be utilized for the research, however, 74 of them could not be used at all due to the incorrect or insufficient data completion or illegibility. Thus the research utilized 347 questionnaires, i.e. 82.4 %. The aim of the Diploma Thesis was to ascertain how the phenomenon of nourishment influences the lifestyle of a vegetarian. Consequently, other two goals were set. Partial goal 1: Monitoring of vegetarianism within the Czech Republic from the point of view of vegetarians. Partial goal 2: Description of contemporary trends within vegetarian nourishment. Evaluation of positives and negatives of such nourishment. I assume the goals of the Thesis have been fulfilled. In connection with the goal of the Thesis the hypothesis arose: Vegetarianism as the choice of nourishment is simultaneously a choice of a specific lifestyle (e.g. the style of housing, leisure time, so-called life philosophy, etc.). This hypothesis was acknowledged from the results ascertained. The Diploma Thesis results can serve for the further research and a wider exploration of this field. Furthermore, they will utilised for the needs of the vegetarian centres and, thanks to the scope of the research set, they can be intended to be published in professional periodicals.
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Vegetarian nutrition
SOUKUPOVÁ, Tereza
In my bachelor thesis, I have considered the problems connected to vegetarianism and its impact on human health. I have summed up and described current trends in the field of vegetarianism and opinions thereof, found in the society. The research was conducted in and around České Budějovice. I have also investigated vegetarianism in different countries and described the history of this diet, as well as the changing trends in the popularity of meat in the society. I have assessed the nutritious needs at different stages of life and related these to the vegetarian diet, describing the possible lack of nutrients at each stage and the possibilities to compensate these nutrients. I have dealt with the reasons for people being vegetarians, namely religious, ethical, solidarity, economical and, above all, for health reasons. I have described and analysed the individual components of the human diet and defined the recommended daily doses of each of the components and their presence in daily meals, according to literature. I have placed emphasis on those nutrients that can be mised in a vegetarian diet. For my research, I have used a questionnaire distributed to the inhabitants of České Budějovice and its surroundings. The results were evaluated by using MS Excel. All three hypotheses were verified. The first hypothesis has established that people have little knowledge in the field of the vegetarian diet, despite the sufficient amount of available information. Most respondents could not name any type of vegetarianism. The opinion of people on this diet and its economical burden was verified, as well. For the most part, people believed that a vegetarian diet is economically demanding. It was also shown that vegetarians are plentiful among highly educated people which verified the third hypothesis.
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Elaboration and education benefits of websites "Vegetarianism and healthy life style"
NOVOTNÁ, Štěpánka
Many people nowadays have well-understood that physical well-being is an important condition for a well-balanced, satisfied and worthwhile life. This bachelor work analyses history, types, and positive influence of vegetarianism on health, as well as reasons for this kind of lifestyle. It also defines the healthy lifestyle and its factors. Its aim is elaboration and educational effectivity of the wegpages "Vegetarianism and Healthy Lifestyle" for the department of Institute of Health Education at the Pedagogical Faculty of the University of South Bohemia. The following methods have been used: the method of contentual analysis of literature, the method of quantitatively-oriented research based on anonymous questionnaire inquiry, the method of the closed dichotomic question, the method of the open question, the method of the statistic evaluation, and the method of making websites. Based on the stratified selection, two hundred and forty students of the second year of the bachelor studies at all the faculties of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, have been addressed. The results of the research have shown that 66 % of all the respondents are in favour of the creation of the website "Vegetarianism and Healthy Lifestyle". 52 % out of the total of 66 % were women, which has proved the second hypothesis of the thesis. The findings of the research have also shown that the students have high interest in vegetarianism and healthy lifestyle.
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Christian and vegetarianism (Man{\crq}s relation to the creation in context of meat consummation)
JÁCHIM, Petr
My thesis is about man{\crq}s relation to the creation in context of meat consummation. The approach to the issue is from the Christian point of view and the thesis wants to find answer to the question whether Christian should be vegetarian. First chapter draws from Biblical texts and brings testimony from Old and New Testament in respect to vegetarianism. Very significant is Biblical story about Creation which determines role of the man and his relation to other creation, including animals. Second chapter is about vegetarianism in history and present time. It describes evolution of modern vegetarianism, approach to meat consummation in history and reasons that lead individuals to this type of feeding. The third chapter considers Christian approach to creation and ethical relation to animals. The attitude toward vegetarianism is derived from relationship between Christian and God{\crq}s creation.
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Ethic status of personal consumption
BUDÍČKOVÁ, Lenka
The aim of my Bachelor thesis is a list of certificates that will help people to select and promote manufacturers and traders who behave sensitively towards the environment, animals and people. The theoretical section of my work contains various sources of information about reducing personal consumption, about organic food, fair trade and ethical personal consumption in terms of reducing the negative impact of excessive consumption on the environment. In the practical part of my work I have sorted collected certificates into groups for better consumer understanding and created learning material for students who are specialised in Education for health and other people who are interested in this field. I assessed the extent and quality of the services offered by two information centres. My data were obtained by an analysis method and a synthetic method, and also by a directed interview. Both research questions were confirmed.
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Alternative trends of eating and their application in population.
BOSÁKOVÁ, Heda
The objective of this thesis is to present a concise survey of the most significant scientifically-respected alternative trends of eating. The theoretical part analyzes the literature available for the topic. First, attention is paid to eating habits. Then, the focus shifts to vegetarianism, macrobiotics, well-balanced diet and partite diet. The final chapter of theoretical treatise is devoted to eating trends with the briefest tradition, that is organic and protective diet. The applied part of the thesis deals with tracing the awareness of selected population sample in terms of alternative trends of eating and further mapping of these trends´popularity. The research was carried out by means of questionnaire with 180 participants. Both theses were validated.
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