Assessment of schoolchildren nutrition in Bishkek
Unbalanced and inappropriate nutrition negatively affects the state of health, physical and neuropsychiatric development, the level of morbidity among children, significantly aggravates the course of diseases, contributes to the development of a pathological process in the developing body. This paper examines the issues of appropriateness, the type of nutrition of the school - age children in grades 5-7 in a general education institution in Bishkek, and assesses whether students receive enough vitamins, macro-and microelements. Protein deficiency dramatically reduces the body's resistance to infections, disrupts the functions of many enzymes involved in the protein metabolism, and production of hormones. It was determined that schoolchildren lack some food products, in particular, there is a noticeable shortage of milk and dairy products (52.4 %), meat (62.3 %), fish (97.7 %) and fresh vegetables (51 %). Increased consumption of carbohydrates, in particular, bakery products, was found. The frequent presence of chips, crackers, carbonated drinks, prepackaged and fast food in the diet of a schoolchild, in which there is a high content of various supplements such as sodium glutamate, potassium sorbate and others, is also alarming. As a consequence, malnutrition during general education leads to disorders of the body's vital functions, including the emergence and progression of various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, circulatory organs, changes in the endocrine, musculoskeletal and central nervous systems. Today, the number of alimine-dependent diseases continues to grow among students, which are directly related to poor nutrition. Unfortunately, the nutrition of students in schools of Bishkek is organized without taking into account a differentiated approach to the diet of children of the middle and senior school age.