Assessment of nutritional status of secondary vocational education students (on example of medical college)

Abstract

Relevance. Currently, one of the most common risk factors for young students is eating disorders, manifested by high rates of overweight and obesity among adolescents.The purpose of the study. To study the nature of nutrition and the features of the component composition of the body of medical college students.Materials and methods. The observation group consisted of students of the 1st and 3rd courses of the medical college. Measured: height, body weight, fat-free body weight (BZHMT), fat mass (fat) and its proportion (% fat), active cell mass (ACM) and its proportion (%), the amount and distribution of fluid in the body, metabolic parameters.Results and discussion. Violations of the regularity of food intake, the absence of a number of biologically valuable foods in the daily diet of most students, more often in senior students, more often in girls, were revealed. Students' meals are associated with frequent visits to public catering places. During the period of study, the number of overweight and obese students increases. The results showed an increase in LM, a more pronounced increase in the per cent of LM of the body in young men, a decrease in the proportion of BZHM and AKM in the component composition of the body. The results of the correlation analysis confirmed that the increase in MT and BMI is more due to an increase in adipose tissue in young men. It was found that the BMI in boys is mainly due to the fat component, in girls to the fat and muscle components. They argue the need to develop preventive measures to rationalize the nutrition of students, including on the basis of an educational organization of secondary vocational education and correction of students' motor activity.