Department of Plant Food Technology and Gastronomy, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-704 Lublin, Poland.
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland.
Nutrients. 2020 Mar 10;12(3):728. doi: 10.3390/nu12030728.
Adequate nutrition in prisons should constantly be monitored due to the limited possibilities of external control as well as the low catering budget for prison meals and poorly defined requirements in this regard. The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional value of meals served in Polish prisons. Using a computer program, 14-day regular and bland diets from 30 prisons were analyzed. The energy value of the meals and the percentage of energy provided by protein, fat, and carbohydrate contained therein were found to meet the recommendations of the Polish National Food and Nutrition Institute. The amount of minerals supplied with the diet did not cover the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) in the case of calcium and magnesium. Particularly disturbing was the excessive supply of sodium in the regular and bland diets, which covered 537% and 311% of the dietary reference intake (DRI), respectively, as well as phosphorus (194 and 192% of RDA). The largest vitamin deficiencies were recorded for vitamins D and C and folate. An especially excessive supply was observed for vitamins A and B. The type of diet significantly differentiated the average content of over half of the analyzed components, whereas the season of the year turned out to be statistically insignificant. The results of the present investigations indicate a need for development of more accurate legal provisions to regulate the nutrition in Polish prisons in terms of not only the energy value and macronutrient supply but also the intake of minerals and vitamins.
由于外部控制的有限可能性以及监狱膳食的低餐饮预算和这方面定义不明确的要求，监狱中的适当营养应该不断受到监测。本研究的目的是评估波兰监狱提供的膳食的营养价值。使用计算机程序，分析了来自 30 所监狱的 14 天常规和清淡饮食。发现膳食的能量值以及其中蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物提供的能量百分比符合波兰国家食品和营养研究所的建议。与建议的膳食参考摄入量 (RDA) 相比，饮食中提供的矿物质量钙和镁不足。特别令人不安的是常规和清淡饮食中钠的过量供应，分别占膳食参考摄入量 (DRI) 的 537%和 311%，以及磷 (RDA 的 194%和 192%)。记录到的最大维生素缺乏症是维生素 D、C 和叶酸。维生素 A 和 B 的供应尤其过多。饮食类型显著区分了分析成分的一半以上的平均含量，而季节则在统计学上无意义。目前调查的结果表明，需要制定更准确的法律规定，不仅要规范监狱的营养，包括能量值和宏量营养素的供应，还要规范矿物质和维生素的摄入。
