Nutrition as a Factor of Health Improvement and Prevention of Metabolic Disorders

Nutrition as a Factor of Health Improvement and Prevention of Metabolic Disorders

On October 10, 2025, the Department of Hygiene and Ecology held an educational event titled “Nutrition as a Factor of Health Improvement and Prevention of Metabolic Disorders” for 6th-year students of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Faculty, specialty “Medicine”, as part of a meeting of the student scientific group “Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.”

The event was opened by Professor Taras Kmet, Doctor of Medical Sciences, who emphasized the relevance of the topic, the importance of understanding hygienic principles of rational nutrition, and the need to follow them to prevent metabolic disorders. The professor also discussed the features of eco-protective nutrition and demonstrated how to use a dosimeter-radiometer to measure the level of radioactive contamination in food products, as well as the Greentest ECO-6 device for determining nitrate content.

The head of the student scientific group, Associate Professor Oksana Kushnir, reminded participants about the main principles of the “Healthy Eating Plate” (a balanced nutrition concept developed by the Harvard School of Public Health) and discussed certain aspects of preventing nutrition-related diseases, particularly in tropical climates.

She also conducted a practical workshop on determining body composition parameters using bioimpedance analysis with TANITA Body Composition Monitor (Model BC-730) and measuring height with a floor stadiometer (DSTU GOST 16371:2006). Under the supervision of instructors, all interested students had the opportunity to work with the devices and perform a hygienic assessment of the obtained results.