THE PECULIARITIES OF NUTRITIONAL HABITS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN OF VILNIUS

Rimantas Stukas Abstract Primary schoolchildrens health is getting worse every year. Only one third of those  children who start going to school are healthy. Sometimes it is caused by disbalanced nutrition, physical inactivity and improper day’s routine. According to scientific research, nutrition and lifestyle of a child is dramatically influenced by the social status of…

NUTRITION IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN WESTERN LITHUANIA: CASE IN SILUTE

Birutė Strukčinskienė Abstract Summary The survey on nutrition in preschool children was accomplished in Western Lithuania, in Silute district. In the survey participated 372 schoolchildren aged 4 and 6 years. Chi-square test was used and the significance level p ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study revealed that everyday takes breakfast 91.6 % children aged…

HEALTH RESOURCES OF OLDER PEOPLE AND EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEM FROM THE FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Algirdas Juozulynas Abstract Summary The international CHANGE project model was based on the intervention ideas of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). The main idea of this program and our project (which was implemented in five different European countries Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Austria and Poland) was to provide elderly more knowledge, new skills and keep them…