Least cost healthy diet

Alexandra Ganzyuk

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

This thesis examines linear programming approach used in the healthy diet. The main goal is to minimize costs within meeting daily nutritional requirements.In the theoretical part, the several reasons are reviewed, which influence people's eating behavior. These are national food habits, human stubbornness to changes and high prices on food, considered healthy. Furthermore, the global problems, which are directly related to the research, are examined. There are analyzed the tight relations between obesity, hunger, and food wastage and even suggested some solutions to the problems. Moreover, all the criteria, which are used in the practical part, are fully explained. The further nutritional requirements are established according to the set of criterions. The linear programming model is used for two cases - male and female - within specified for both of them amounts of nutrients. The simplex algorithm as a basic method of linear programming is applied to the healthy diet problem to achieve the optimal solution.

Keywords

healthy lifestyle, diet, nutritional requirements, healthy food, minimize cost

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 14. 3. 2017

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: Ing. Petr Procházka, MSc Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Economics Policy and Administration / Business Administration