Energy Costs and Energy Needs of Women in the Cotton Spinning and Weaving Industry

Abstract

Literature data on the organization of rational nutrition for women in textile production is insufficient and contradictory (N.T. Todua; S.G. Yagodinskaya and N.I. Martynenko; I.I. Nikitchenko and S.A. Efanova; V.I. Smolyar and et al.; N.K. Babakhodzhaeva et al.; L.V. Sobakar et al.). In this regard, we pursued the goal of developing hygienic principles of energy adequacy of nutrition for female workers in cotton spinning and weaving production based on bioenergy research in the production and living conditions of a highly mechanized cotton mill. At the same time, the following tasks were set: to study the energy costs of female workers in the main workshops of cotton spinning and weaving production when performing regulated labor operations and processes; determine the total energy expenditure of female workers in the cotton spinning and weaving industry in certain periods of the day (sleep, work, activities outside of work) and per day in a cycle; to develop recommended values for the energy needs of women in the cotton spinning and weaving industry by groups of professions.