Abstract
The mission of Vasil Levski National Military University is to develop the students in moral, mental and physical aspects, to incorporate them to the ideals of patriotism, duty and honor, to form them as personalities and leaders with developed leader competences, capable of developing and implementing the scientific knowledge, to direct public and special structures in peacetime and during crises and to participate in national or multinational projects for keeping of security, peacekeeping and developing of the society. Aim of the work: the aim of the research is to generalize the historical experience for the evaluation of the energy requirement of the military personnel from different national armies and to trace back in a historical aspect the tendencies of the daily energy requirement of the Cadets in the Republic of Bulgaria. Methods : Study of literature sources of published data about the energy requirements of the military personnel from different armies and of the Cadets in the Republic of Bulgaria. Conclusion : It’s advisable to conclude researches energy requirements, connected with the military training and to implement the results of these researches as a base for the revision of the energy and nutrient values of the food rations, used in the nutrition of the students at Vasil Levski National Military University.
Highlights
The proper nutrition is one of the main factors for the good physical shape and the mental state of the Cadets, of the post-graduate students and of the soldiers, studying at “Vasil Levski” National Military University
The basic principle of the rational nutrition is that food must supply the needed quantity of energy, able to cover the quantity of the required energy for physical and mental activity
The study of the daily energy requirement is ground for determination of the nutrient and energy values of the food rations of person, who are homogeneous according to their anthropometric data and are performing single activities and are living in similar conditions
Summary
The proper nutrition is one of the main factors for the good physical shape and the mental state of the Cadets, of the post-graduate students and of the soldiers, studying at “Vasil Levski” National Military University. In 1863 the responsibility for the feeding of the American Army was granted with a Law for Protection of Health during the Military Service and until the present moment, this law is still in force, despite of the numerous changes According to these regulations the staff of the Medical Corps is responsible for the nutrition of the soldiers The carried out research in 1943 at 99 military canteens of the land troops of the American Army, comprising 130 000 food rations had shown, that the average energy value of the daily ration amounts 3 468 kcal, varying from 2 774 up to 4 644 kcal. In the spring of 1945 a study for determination of the energy value of the daily food ration in the American Army had been conducted. According to the conducted researches in the Bulgarian Army in the 50-s of the XX century, the energy requirement of the soldier from the rifle-corps is, as follows: http://ijasos.ocerintjournals.org
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