Nutritional peculiarities of the Arctic indigenous population

Currently, measures to improve the nutrition of the population living in the northern regions are being widely implemented. However, the problem of rationalization of nutrition in terms of human exposure to extreme health risk factors has not been resolved to date. In extreme conditions of the Far North, characterized by a high specificity of the composition of soil, water, air, the peculiarity of biochemical transformations, the importance of balanced diets increases markedly. The article presents the results of research on the food habits of the indigenous population, analyzes the dietary patterns of the Northern peoples and the effects on children of food products imported from other latitude regions. Ecological analysis of food chains allows to conclude the specific uses of the products of the local raw material base in the nutrition of the peoples of the Far North.