Ukrainians do not follow healthy life-style, official of the state service on sport and youth of Ukraine Serhiy Glushchenko told a press conference, ForUm correspondent reports.

Glushchenko informed that this year the state service ahs held a research, results of which proved that Ukrainians abandoned healthy life-style, and not because of lack of infrastructure, but because of the change of priorities among the youth.

"Now young people are interested in other things. The most popular are substitutes of happiness - alcohol, drugs, smoking," he said.

According to the official, about 65% of Ukrainians under 35 years old take low-alcohol drinks. Glushchenko believes that the situation can be changed with the help of active promotion campaign of healthy life-style. Such campaign has been started by the state service, using social advertising with participation of famous figures of sport and show-business.

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