摘要：The relationship between nutrition and the parameters of the human body have becomean area of interest for scientists, nutritionists, and dieticians. The aim of the study was toinvestigate the relationship of somatotype (body type) with the consumption of selectedcereal and milk products. The research was carried out in 2015. The study involved 75women of different backgrounds. Among them were 25 women with ectomorphic physiques,25 women with mesomorphic ones, and 25 women with endomorphic ones. Toassign the women to the appropriate somatotype, the Rohrer index (RI) was used. An equalnumber of women of each of the three somatotypes was selected. The survey consisted oftwo sections: the first was concerned with anthropometric and socio-demographic data,as well as the eating habits and health of the subjects, and the second was a frequency ofconsumption questionnaire, in which the cereal products were divided into 13 groups andthe dairy products into 14 groups. In addition, the subjects were asked to complete a tablewith commonly consumed portions size of each of the food products. There seems to bea relationship between the body physique or somatotype and the qualitative and quantitativeconsumption of cereal products in women. Body type affects the consumption ofmilk, yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, cream cheese, smooth cottage cheese, and cream of morethan 20% fat. There is a need for further and more detailed studies on the relationshipbetween the somatotype and the consumption of various food groups in order to confirmthe obtained results.
