Some peculiarities of food consumption and health protection in urban and rural areas: the case of the Republic of Buryatia

Issue № 1, 2025, article № 13, pages 115-127

Section: Competition of young authors

Language: Russian

Original language title: ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ ПРОДУКТОВ ПИТАНИЯ И СОХРАНЕНИЯ ЗДОРОВЬЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ В ГОРОДСКОЙ И СЕЛЬСКОЙ МЕСТНОСТИ: КЕЙС РЕСПУБЛИКИ БУРЯТИЯ

Keywords: URBAN AREA, RURAL AREA, CONSUMPTION, FOOD, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, FOOD SUPPLY, THE REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA

Abstract: Law indicator of "life expectancy at birth" in rural areas is especially noticeable in the Far Eastern Federal District and in the Republic of Buryatia, in particular. One of the reasons for this negative phenomenon is poor nutrition of the population. The article examines the peculiarities of nutrition in urban and rural areas of the Republic of Buryatia, analyzes the related socio-economic factors. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the socio-economic situation of the Republic of Buryatia is such that the region does not fully provide itself with any of the most important food products; that in both rural and urban areas "harmful" simple carbohydrates predominate in the diet of the population. As a result of the study, the following main measures are proposed: it is necessary to develop educational projects about benefits of gardening, as well as to provide a subsidy to rural large families of the Far East to buy a freezer – this will allow to keep berries and vegetables fresh with a freezing technology that is harmless to health, compared with preservation with salt, sugar and vinegar. Thus, it will be possible to preserve and multiply human capital, without which all other types of economic resources become useless.

Authors: Brykova Svetlana Sergeevna