STUDY OF THE POPULATION’S LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF RATIONAL NUTRITION ON HEALTH PROMOTION
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rational nutrition; balanced nutrition; physical activity; healthy lifestyle; health promotion.Abstract
To conduct a medical and sociological study of the level of public awareness regarding the impact of rational nutrition on strengthening human health and preventing chronic non-communicable diseases. Materials and Methods: An analysis of literature sources on nutritional characteristics was carried out. The study was conducted during 2025 and involved 250 respondents of different ages and genders who were patients of outpatient clinics in Ternopil (Ukraine). The research methods included theoretical analysis of literature sources, medical and sociological (questionnaire survey), mathematical and statistical methods, system analysis, and logical generalization. Results: It was found that less than one third of the surveyed population (31.0 %) is in good health; 25.0 % reported chronic diseases of the cardiovascular, excretory, hepatobiliary, and endocrine systems; 13.1 % of respon- dents suffer from diabetes mellitus and obesity each. Despite this, only 20.0 % of respondents adhere to the prin- ciples of healthy nutrition, while more than half overconsume “unhealthy” food and violate dietary habits. It was also established that 69.0 % of respondents do not have sufficient information about healthy nutrition; 93.0 % expressed a desire to improve their knowledge of its basics. Conclusions: It was determined that rational nutrition is a key factor in human vitality, ensuring health and work- ing capacity, the ability to withstand adverse environmental influences, and determining quality and life expectancy. The article substantiates a set of measures for organizing outreach and educational activities by public health spe- cialists aimed at improving population health and preventing chronic non-communicable diseases through rational nutrition.
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