TNMU Students Organized an Awareness Lecture on Proper Nutrition

On April 4, 2024, students of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Maria Solomakhina (MM-313) and Antonii Horokhovskyi (MM-461) gave a lecture for the 9th-grade students of Ternopil Law Lyceum No. 2 on the topic “Healthy food is cool!”

This lecture involved telling schoolchildren about the basic principles of healthy nutrition, the rules of a balanced diet from the WHO, and an analysis of the principle of the “Harvard plate”. It was also mentioned about various nutrients (fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) in food, which are necessary for the human body to function and maintain efficiency and productivity during the day.

In addition, schoolchildren joined the conversation and asked many questions about their diet, metabolism and the importance of taking various vitamins. Students also talked about studying at our university, answered students’ questions, encouraging them to enter TNMU.

The information and photographs were provided by Maria Solomakhina.