Nutritional Education in Polish Companies: Employee Needs and the Role of Employers in Health Promotion.

Unlabelled: The modern work environment is constantly evolving, and with it, the emphasis on employee health and well-being is increasing.

Background: Nutritional education has become a key component of health promotion strategies in many companies that recognize the benefits of healthy eating habits for enhancing efficiency and job satisfaction.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to understand employees' nutritional needs at work, and to assess the support provided by employers.

Push and pull factors influencing the choice of a health resort by Polish treatment-seekers.

Background: The objective of the study was to indicate social and psychological (inner) motives associated with the desire and needs of travelling to health resorts (push) as well as external motives resulting from destination's attributes, and explaining the choice of the health tourism establishment (pull) by Polish treatment-seekers divided into two social groups: persons in employment and retired persons. The research hypothesis assumed the two groups of people differ very much in terms of preferences motivating them to participate in health resort tourism, destination choices and services offered by health resort establishments.

Methods: Of the 258 health resorts, 154 establishments were selected for research purposes taking into account a proportional distribution of health resorts throughout Poland.

Polish-Lithuanian Border Cuisine as an Idea for the Promotion and Expansion of the Region's Tourist Attractiveness.

Culinary tourism is one of the most rapidly developing forms of tourism in the world. The objective of this study is to evaluate the role of and tourists' familiarity with cuisine in the area along the Polish-Lithuanian border. The survey included adult tourists visiting areas on both sides of the border between Poland (Podlaskie Voivodship) and Lithuania (Olicki District).

Motives and Barriers Affecting the Participation of Polish People in the Physical Activity of Nordic Walking.

The aim of the study was to identify motives and barriers which have the greatest influence on participation in Nordic Walking (NW) of people with normal body weight and persons who are either overweight or obese (according to their BMI). In the study, the modified Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS) was used, which was designed to measure adult physical activity (PA) motivation. PALMS measures eight motives for participation in PA, on a 5-point Likert scale.

Identification of motives and barriers to physical activity of polish young mothers.

Background: The purpose of the study was to determine the level of physical activity of young mothers living in rural and urban areas and their free time budget. The article also aims to indicate motivating factors and barriers encountered during physical activity.

Methods: A diagnostic survey method, including two survey IPAQ questionnaires - the long version and author's questionnaire, has been applied in the study.

The effect of seaweed Ecklonia maxima extract and mineral nitrogen on fodder grass chemical composition.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the biostimulant Kelpak and different nitrogen rates on cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin contents as well as non-structural carbohydrates in orchard grass and Braun's festulolium. The experiment was a split-plot arrangement with three replicates. It was set up at the experimental facility of the University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, in late April 2009.