OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Keywords: obesity in children and adolescents, physical activity in schoolchildren, diagnosis of obesity

Abstract

Aim. To identify the state of the problem of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents and define the prospects for this field of study. Materials and methods. The paper presents a review of 27 literature sources and 4 program documents about obesity and overweight among children and adolescents. Results. Overweight in childhood is one of the main prerequisites for the development of cardiovascular diseases, being on the short list of mortality causes both in Russia and abroad. This paper presents a review of relevant epidemiologic data, the aspects of physiology and pathophysiology of adipose tissue, the methods of diagnosing overweight and obesity among children and adolescents, and the unresolved issues of a standard diagnostic scheme for this pathology. Special attention was paid to the reversible nature of metabolic processes induced by obesity and overweight, as well as to the role of regular moderate-to-intensive physical activities for the prophylaxis and treatment of obesity among schoolchildren. Conclusion. Unresolved issues in the field include the following: 1) the unknown effect of puberty on the development of obesity; 2) insufficient data on the severity and reversibility of cardiovascular pathologies in schoolchildren; and 3) the absence of well-established standard recommendations for physical education among children and adolescents in Russia and abroad.

Author Biographies

A. Iablonskaia , St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

Employee of the Laboratory of Microangiopathic Mechanisms of Atherogenesis, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.

P. Iablonskii , St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Hospital Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, employee of the Laboratory of Microangiopathic Mechanisms of Atherogenesis, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Cardiac surgeon at the Clinic for Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Transplant Surgery at the Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany.

A. Haverich , St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Head of the Laboratory of Microangiopathic Mechanisms of Atherogenesis, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Director of the Clinic for Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany.

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Published
2024-05-23
How to Cite
Iablonskaia, A., Iablonskii, P., & Haverich, A. (2024). OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. Human. Sport. Medicine, 24(1), 15-24. https://doi.org/10.14529/hsm240102
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Physiology