PECULIARITIES OF YOUTH EATING BEHAVIOR DURING A FULL-SCALE INVASION

Abstract

Relevance. War and military conflicts have a negative impact on all spheres of public life, and are accompanied by a significant prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders, stress, and eating disorders, which have a profound impact on the physical health of society and everyday life. Eating disorders are persistent eating disorders that involve inadequate, excessive, or selective food intake that harms physical or mental health. Eating behavior is closely related to human health, and when it is disturbed, pathological conditions of the heart and blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, reproductive and musculoskeletal systems, etc. can occur. Purpose: to study the impact of full-scale invasion on eating habits and psycho-emotional state of students of the Bogomolets National Medical University. Materials and methods: According to a questionnaire developed by the authors, which included an assessment of eating habits, changes in food preferences, physical activity and psycho-emotional state, 53 medical students aged 18–25 years were interviewed, 2 years after the start of the full-scale invasion. Conclusions. It was found that 2 years after the start of the full-scale invasion, the vast majority of students had an increased level of anxiety, depressive disorders, stress, which led to eating and sleep disorders and contributed to a decrease in learning efficiency, which was noted in almost half of the respondents.