[Hygiene of daily meals of pilots].

The hygienic approaches to daily meals for the flying personnel while on the ground are discussed from the historical point of view. It is indicated that the hygienic requirements for the chemical composition of the daily diet are related to the physiological norms accepted by the nutritional science in the USSR and other countries at various stages of its development. It is shown that the present-day diets for the flying personnel are of high caloric value. The basic physiological and hygienic requirements for the daily diets are given.