[The status of the actual nutrition of pregnant women in an epidemically unfavorable region of Kazakhstan]. / Sostoianie fakticheskogo pitaniia beremennykh zhenshchin v épidemicheski neblagopoluchnom regione Kazakhstana.

Questionnaire survey and body mass control followed by computer estimation of the diet chemical composition were conducted in 30 pregnant women in summer and autumn. Deficiency in intake of meat products, vegetable oil, potatoes reached 15.2-34.7, 24.2-55.8, 55-65.7%, respectively, in the trimester I and II. The dietary lack of fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit could be hardly compensated by bakery foods and sweets. Protein deficiency rose to 25-38.3%, that of fat 19.1-25.2%. Intake of carbohydrates was satisfactory, though mineral salts and vitamins were provided incompletely.

[Present diet and energy expenditure of young sportsmen-swimmers of Alma-Ata]. / Kharakteristika fakticheskogo pitaniia i sutochnykh énergotrat iunykh sportsmenov-plovtsov Alma-Aty

From pertinent investigations it follows that the daily food allowances for young swimmers of the sporting-type boarding school in Alma-Ata fully cover their needs for such main ingredients as protein, fats, carbohydrates and conform to the amount of energy expended by them. One should, however, point out some serious qualitative drawbacks in the dietary of the school inmates, such as an insufficient content of vitamins "B2" and "C" in the daily food ration. The data obtained may be of use in formulating an optimal dietary for the young swimmers of the boarding school in question.