Hygienic assessment of minimal set of provisions which constitute consumersbasket for main social-demographic groupsof the Tomsk region population

Abstract

Hygienic assessment of five minimum sets of provisions which constitute consumers basket (mean model of nourishment of mean-statistical inhabitant of the Tomsk region of definite social-demographic group) was performed. Number of chemical substances (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, mineral substances) which constitute provisions structure was calculated. Hygienic assessment was performed by comparing the calculations obtained with the norms of physiologic needs in provisions and energy for several population groups. The given model can be used for calculation of living wage as the model which provides healthy nourishment , meets physiologic needs of the organism in nourishing substances and energy at minimum cost of the provisions.