Energy consumption and replenishment in view of students' motor activity and place of residence

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PhD, Associate Professor A.N. Usatov1
Dr.Hab., Professor V.L. Kondakov1
PhD, Associate Professor E.N. Kopeikina1
PhD, Associate Professor N.V. Balysheva1
1Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod

Objective of the study was to determine the level of energy consumption in the male and female students of Belgorod State National Research University for 24 hours: on study days and weekends; in dormitories and at home.
Methods and structure of the study. The study involved the 1st-3rd-year students (n=453, including 292 girls and 161 boys), who did not have any health disorders during one semester. During the academic year, the students used pedometers and kept self-control diaries.
Results and discussion. Almost all girls were found to have a significant energy deficiency during the day, and only in the 1st-year female students living at home, the level of energy consumption on weekends corresponded to the lower limit of the norm. The girls living in the dormitory consumed less kcal than they spent during the day both on study days and weekends. In the boys living at home, the energy consumption level corresponded to the lower limit of the norm, which ensured their full-fledged activity. The male students living at home spent more calories daily than those living in the dormitory. In all young males, energy consumption prevailed over energy replenishment with food. The analysis of the students' diet showed that only 8% of students living in the dormitory and 52% of those living at home had breakfast. Three or more meals per day were served to 91% of those living at home and only 7% of those living in the dormitory. Even more disturbing was the fact that 12% of students living in the dormitory took food once a day. Therefore, the study showed that the examined students had an insufficient level of motor activity. Due to the incorrect day regimen, there developed an imbalance of metabolic processes. The students living in the dormitory were more vulnerable to negative trends. One of the most important tasks faced by the management of higher educational institutions is to lay the groundwork for solving the problems encountered.

Keywords: students, energy consumption, motor activity.

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