[The estimation of nutrition habit of ballet school students in Krakow].
BACKGROUND
There is a considerable cultural pressure towards a slim body silhouette. Girls and young woman whose professional carrier depends on their low body weight and sharp looking posture are especially vulnerable to such trends. This problem is especially acute in girls attending to ballet schools, professional dancers and in some sportswoman who are expected to move with charm and appear unnaturally slim, usually being the result of special nutrition.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was the evaluation of the nutritional habits of ballet school students and to compare the results with the current nutritional norms.


METHODS
14 girls, ballet dancers, participated in this study. Before the study their body high (BH) and body mass (BM) were measured for the calculation of BMI (Body Mass Index). The girls were asked to make notes, during 10 days, on the amount and kind of food they consumed. The energy and amounts of selected nutrients were calculated by the computer program Food 3.


RESULTS
The results show the deficiency in fats, fibre, minerals like K, Ca, Fe, Mg and some vitamins B1 and PP.


CONCLUSIONS
Improper diet, deficient in several basics nutrients may results in incorrect physical development of attendees of ballet schools.
Zakład Higieny i Wychowania Zdrowotnego, Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego, Kraków. gagazulawa@poczta.fm
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011044:Poland