[Effectiveness of the use of iodized milk protein to improve girls' sufficiency with iodine].

The work presents the results of the research capabilities of the use of iodized milk protein as a component of food supplement and enriched food product for the correction of iodine sufficiency in girls. Milk iodinated protein was produced by the enzyme-effective iodization of amino acid residues of cow's milk whey proteins. The study involved 30 girls, whose average age was 19.9 +/- 1.4 years. Participants of observation were divided into three groups, for 10 people each. The first group received daily serving of meat cutlets (50g), enriched with dairy iodinated protein. Iodine content in the finished minced was 100 mcg. The second group received iodinated milk protein in the form of food supplement with iodine content of 100 mcg. The third group was a control one. The duration of observations was 30 days. To assess the effectiveness of measures the concentration of iodine in urine, blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine have been determined, changes in cognitive processes (memory and attention) with the use of psychological tests have been evaluated. Studies have shown the effectiveness of using of iodized milk protein for the correction of iodine deficiency in girls. The use of iodized protein, as part of the enriched product and in the form of food supplement increased urinary iodine level and had a positive influence on the state of the hypophysial-thyroid system. In addition, the use of iodized milk protein helped to improve the cognitive functions of the students, which can be considered as an additional positive effect of correction of iodine deficiency.

[Energy requirements of miners engaged in open-pit coal mining]. / Energopotrebnost' gorniakov, zaniatykh dobychei uglia otkrytym sposobom.

It has been found that according to the value of daily energy consumption the coal miners engaged in open-cast mining should be referred to group III-IV of work intensity. The determining component of daily energy consumption is energy consumption during the working period the value of which depends on the character of working activity and duration of the working shift. The method of strict evaluation of the calorific value of the food taken and the control of body mass is acceptable for the assessment of daily energy consumption.

[Energy requirement of miners working in modern, highly mechanized coal mines]. / Energeticheskaia potrebnost' gorniakov sovremennykh vysokomekhanizirovannykh ugol'nykh shakht.

It was established that under the conditions of modern highly mechanized coal mines, the miners' work refers mainly to the category of hard and particularly hard physical work. The data of energy losses obtained by indirect calorimetry and accurate calculation of the caloric value of the food taken and control of the body weight were found to be similar.