Influence of a vegetarian diet on protein-energy and vitamin-mineral deficiency in the body students from India

Research relevance: the relevance of the data presented in the article lies in the study of the possible negative consequences of an unbalanced vegetarian diet of foreign students from India on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. Research purpose: the study of a possible deficiency in the absence of animal food in the diet and the consequences of these deficits, as well as the study of statistical data on the nutrition of the population and the prevalence of diseases associated with the considered deficiencies in India and Kyrgyzstan. Research materials and methods: a literature review was made on the effect of a vegetarian diet on protein-energy and vitamin-mineral deficiencies in the body of students from India. Research results: in India, the prevalence of various types of anemia is about 40%. Iron deficiency anemia predominates at 28% in 2019. Despite the fact that the reported cases of vitamin A deficiency in India are about 0.4%, diseases associated with deterioration and loss of vision are very common (about 13%). Conclusion: an unbalanced vegetarian diet is a source of a high risk of developing serious diseases, which is fraught with gross metabolic disorders in the body.