Analysis of Risk Factors for Obesity in Children

Abstract

Childhood obesity is one of the urgent problems of modern pediatrics, and its prevalence has reached alarming values ​​in many countries of the world. In this regard, the establishment of risk factors for the development of obesity in children is highly relevant. A retrospective analysis of the medical records of 90 children with normal, overweight and obesity was carried out. It has been established that the risk factors for the development of overweight and obesity in children are a burdened family history of obesity, early transfer to artificial feeding and poor nutrition, as well as the introduction of cottage cheese into the diet of a child of the first year of life as a product of the first complementary feeding. The data obtained prove the importance of creating family programs for the primary prevention of obesity, focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, especially in families with a history of this disease, as well as conducting educational work on the value of breastfeeding and the correct introduction of the first complementary feeding as a preventive measure against the development of obesity. in later life.