Dietary habits of soldiers in view of physical work demands

JUŘÍKOVÁ, Jana and Petr PĚCHA. Dietary habits of soldiers in view of physical work demands. In Contemporary tasks, problems and perspectives of physical education in the army. 1st ed. Warszawa: Polish scientific education association section of physical education in the army, 2009, p. 191 - 197. Polish scientific education, 1. ISBN 978-83-925727-1-8.

Basic information

Original name

Dietary habits of soldiers in view of physical work demands

Name in Czech

Stravovací zvyklosti vojáků z pohledu fyzické zátěže

Authors

JUŘÍKOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Petr PĚCHA (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

1. vyd. Warszawa, Contemporary tasks, problems and perspectives of physical education in the army, p. 191 - 197, 7 pp. Polish scientific education, 1, 2009

Publisher

Polish scientific education association section of physical education in the army

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/09:00039582

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

ISBN

978-83-925727-1-8

Keywords (in Czech)

vojáci; stravovací zvyklosti; fyzická zátěž

Keywords in English

soldiers; nutrition habits; physical work demands

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

Practically the same nutritional principles apply soldiers executing the normal tasks of combat and guard units as apply for civilian workers. By contrast, members of special combat and support units must receive nutrition approximating that used by strength and endurance athletes to match their needs. The movement activities of soldiers are very diverse, depending upon the type of unit, on whether the company is in training (on base, if abroad), whether the training is taking place in drilling grounds, whether the unit has been taken to a training area or is performing a military task under peacetime conditions. 85 respondents were included in the research. There were members of a mechanized battalion from Tabor which is part of the 4th Brigade of the Rapid Deployment Force. The eating habits of two groups of soldiers grouped according to the physical demands placed upon them by their work are analyzed in this paper. The first group consists of members of combat unit with a high physical workload. They were members of the mechanized troops from the mechanized brigade. This group consisted exclusively of males. The control group consists of selected members of a security unit whose workload is not as physically demanding. They were members of a supply unit in the mechanized battalion, members of a logistics brigade. Two women were members of this group. Preferences of the individual groups in terms of food choices for breakfast, lunch dinner and snacks were determined by the questionnaire method. It was determined that for lunch and dinner, members of both military units selected the same food groups. Differences arose in terms of individual food group preferences for lunch and snacks. Members of the security unit preferred vegetables, among other findings.

In Czech

V této práci byly analyzovány stravovací zvyklosti dvou skupin vojáků lišících se fy-zickou náročností jejich práce. První skupinu představovali příslušníci bojové jednot-ky s velkou pracovní fyzickou zátěží. Jako kontrolní skupina byli vybráni příslušníci zabezpečovací jednotky, jejichž pracovní zatížení není tak fyzicky náročné. Prefe-rence jednotlivých skupin pokrmů na snídaně, obědy, večeře a svačiny byly zjišťová-ny dotazníkovou metodou. Bylo zjištěno, že na snídaně a večeře si příslušníci obou vojenských jednotek vybírají stejné skupiny potravin. Odlišnosti se projevily v preferenci jednotlivých skupin potravin konzumovaných na obědy a svačiny. Pří-slušníci zabezpečovací jednotky preferují mj. více zeleniny.