PECULIARITIES OF NUTRITION, ELEMENTAL STATUS OF THE STUDENTS' BODIES AND THEIR ADVANCEMENTS

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiarities of nutrition, macro and micronutrient contents of the average daily ratio for the college students aged between 15 and 18 years old. Performed questioning allowed researchers to reveal the reduced consumption of the food stuffs rich in protein, as well as fruits and vegetables by the adolescents. The study demonstrates that the deficiency of calcium, iron, zinc (among teenagers) and copper (among girls) in the average daily ratio correlates with much poorer advancement. The analysis of the elemental contents in the adolescents' hair showed that high percentage of iron and iodine in the body and low percentage of copper (among teenagers) associates with good advancement. Submitted findings allow one to claim that to increase the intellectual capabilities of the adolescents it is of primary importance to take into account both adequacy of the existing teaching approaches and probable deficiency of the micronutrients among them. Correction of this deficiency may prove to be an important link in the student advancement improvements.
Key words: adolescents, nutrition, major mineral elements, micro elements, advancement.