Objective - to determine basic nutrition principles and impaired eating behavior in the inhabitants of Gornaya Shoria. Material and methods. The population was surveyed using the name lists through continuous sampling in field conditions. A total of 583 residents of remote villages in Gornaya Shoria were examined. Group 1 included 305 Shors; Group 2 consisted of 278 non-Shors. The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) was used to evaluate abnormal eating behavior. The participants also assessed the frequency of consumption of basic food groups. Results and discussion. Impaired eating behavior was found in 94.1% of the indigenous population and in 94.0% of the non-indigenous one. No significant differences were found in the prevalence of abnormal types of eating behavior among the native and non-native inhabitants. Investigating eating behavior could identify three stereotypes: 1) a balanced stereotype characterized by the dietary intake of cereals (a=0.643), fruits (a=0.675), vegetables (a=0.566), milk (a=0.578), and nuts (a=0.578); 2) an economical stereotype characterized mainly by the consumption of bread (a=0.705), potatoes (a=0.752), and meat (a=0.596); 3) a mixed stereotype that was recognized in a subject having the equal or negative values of all foods. There was a preponderance of Stereotype 2 among the Shors and Stereotype 1 among non-indigenous women. Non-Shor men kept mainly to eating behavior stereotypes 2 and 3. Conclusion. The restricting type of eating behavior was most common, regardless of ethnicity. The native people no longer adhere to the traditional principles of nutrition: the basis of their daily diet is bread and potatoes.