
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that chronic non-communicable diseases cause more than 3/4 of deaths in the world, and many of them are preventable.
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The statement was made at the 1st All-Russian Congress with international participation “Nutrition - the path to the health of the nation.”
MINERAL WATER, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Non-communicable diseases account for about 3/4 of all deaths in the world, said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko.
“Today, chronic non-infectious diseases account for more than 3/4 of deaths worldwide. And many of them can be prevented,” Murashko said at the 1st All-Russian Congress with international participation “Nutrition - the path to the health of the nation.”

A new medical specialty has been introduced in Russia this year - nutritionology, said Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. The innovation is designed to solve the problem of specialists without specialized education.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that adults and children over 10 years of age should consume at least 400 grams of vegetables and fruits per day, but current consumption in the country is below this norm. He also emphasized the need to consume at least 25 grams of dietary fiber daily.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that next year there will be national nutritional recommendations for medical consultation of patients for the purpose of disease prevention.

Drinking less than 1.5 liters of pure water per day increases the risk of thrombosis due to blood thickening. Other drinks do not replace water, warned surgeon Albina Razakhanova.

A passenger on a Russian plane flying from Moscow to Vladivostok complained of feeling unwell and died during the flight. The crew and a paramedic among the passengers tried to provide assistance. The commander decided to make an emergency landing in Blagoveshchensk, where doctors pronounced the man dead. The cause is believed to be a stroke.

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko called on older Russians to get vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcal infection, noting that new Russian pneumococcal vaccines, after updating, can be included in the National Vaccination Calendar.