The Khabarovsk residents’ conceptions of food as a component of healthy lifestyle

Abstract

The article is mainstreaming healthy lifestyle issues, risk factors for diseases and the influence of healthy lifestyle on the health status of the population. The Khabarovsk residents’ feeding practices, their conceptions of rational nutrition and diet have been analyzed. Feeding habits, compositions, quality, balance and calorie contents of food, consumed by the citizens of Khabarovsk have been evaluated. Also gender and age differences of feeding practices have taken place in the research. The article is written on the basis of sociological research, devoted to the issue of risk factors for diseases and Khabarovsk citizens’ commitment to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The article provides data based on questionnaires and the results of focus-groups on the stated issue.