Nutritional status and health of schoolchildren in Mordovia

To assess the impact of nutrition on the health of schoolchildren, including school meals, a cross-sectional epidemiological study of the health status of schoolchildren was conducted with elements of a retrospective analysis. A representative sample of students aged 7-17 was formed, in the amount of 286 people. It has been established that school-age children in the Republic of Mordovia have nutritional disorders (excess of salt, deficiency of polyunsaturated fatty acids and some vitamins), which in children of grades 1-4 was more optimal than in students of grades 5-11, possibly due to the provision of compulsory hot meals at school.