Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot143410.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-1-68-74НеопределенThe provision of balanced diet aboard of see-going ship as a measure of defense of health of crew membersTimchenkoT Ntimchenkomga@gmail.comBotnaryukM Vmia-marry@mail.ruThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Admiral F. F. Ushakov State Maritime University”, 353924, Novorossiysk, Russia110220243211904202519042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The unreasonable diet is threatening not only by development of hypodynamia but also by loosing job on board of sea vessel. Such diseases of seamen as gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis, pancreatitis are a basis of non-making or non-extending employment contract. 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