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“Healthy Students - Healthy University” Highlights Food as a Source of Health
20 October 2026
The lecture “Healthy Eating Without Extremes: Balance, Enjoyment and Informed Choices” attracted considerable interest at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar.” Dr. Maria Dzhogova and medical student Yoana Dimova from the Medical University of Varna “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov” presented practical guidance on balanced nutrition and developing sustainable healthy habits.
The event is part of the “Healthy Students - Healthy University” initiative, organized in collaboration with the Student Council’s Sports Club. The initiative promotes physical activity, informed choices and a responsible attitude towards health.
The speakers discussed the fundamental principles of balanced nutrition and common myths about diets. Using practical examples, they demonstrated how everyday meals can be improved through variety, moderation and thoughtful food choices while preserving the enjoyment of eating.
Special attention was given to eating habits during periods of stress and demanding academic schedules, skipping meals, and emotional eating - the tendency to reach for food in response to tension, anxiety or fatigue. The meeting emphasized the importance of small, consistent changes that can develop into lasting habits.
Dr. Maria Dzhogova and Yoana Dimova are graduates of Prof. Dr. Ruzha Pancheva-Dimitrova, a specialist in nutrition and dietetics and a lecturer at the Medical University of Varna “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov.”
The “Healthy Students - Healthy University” initiative will continue in November with an informational lecture and the traditional autumn blood donation campaign. On November 17, 2026, in Aula Maxima, Dr. Mirela Kiryakova, Director of the Regional Centre for Transfusion Haematology in Varna, will deliver a lecture on the importance of voluntary blood donation, eligibility requirements and the role of blood donors in saving lives.
The regular autumn blood donation campaign will take place on November 19th, 2026, at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar.” It will give students, faculty and staff an opportunity to support people who need blood and blood products.
