Darnytsia Joined European Regional School Meals Summit

Darnytsia Pharmaceutical Company, together with The Strong Hearts Foundation, took part in the European Regional School Meals Summit.

The purpose of the event is to draw attention to the risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases related to nutrition. After all, it is important to form a culture of health care, the basis of which is the consumption of healthy foods, from childhood.

Specially for the summit, Nataliia Suslova, the Medical Director of The Strong Hearts Foundation, developed a menu of smoothies that are beneficial for the health of the heart and blood vessels. They included fresh vegetables, fruits, berries, nuts, herbs and other nutritious components. Guests of the event could taste these healthy drinks, making sure that healthy meal is delicious.

During the summit, The Strong Hearts Foundation team also presented the 10 most useful products for the heart and blood vessels.

As a result, The Strong Hearts Foundation has received many requests for educational and training events for educators, doctors, civil servants and youth. Such events are the basis for spreading the idea of a healthy lifestyle through changing eating habits among schoolchildren and subsequently reducing mortality from cardiovascular diseases and improving the quality of life of Ukrainians.

It should be recalled that according to the results of the study conducted by Darnytsia together with Gradus Research, almost every second Ukrainian has problems with the heart and blood vessels. In particular, 48% of people aged 35-60 have high blood pressure and/or cholesterol and have already received doctor’s recommendations on this issue.