THE PROGRESS MADE AT «SCHOOL OF THERAPY AND PREVENTIVE TREATMENT OF OBESITY AMONG CHILDREN

• Published in: Kubanskiĭ nauchnyĭ medit︠s︡inskiĭ vestnik no. 4; pp. 156 - 161
• Main Authors: Shadrin, S. A., Burlutskaya, A. V., Statova, A. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. “Kuban State Medical University” 01.10.2017
• Subjects: children; obesity; prevention; teenagers; training
• ISSN: 1608-6228; 2541-9544
• DOI: 10.25207/1608-6228-2017-24-4-156-161

Aim. To assess the effectiveness of the intentional teaching and efficiency of treatment of children with obesity.Materials and methods. The research includes children aged 7 to 18 years old with overweight and obesity gaining the required knowledge of principles of eutrophy and methods of weight loss. The training had a structured program. All the necessary investigations were made: laboratory assessment, anthropometric measurements, bioimpedance body scanning at the beginning and in six months of training.Results. 49 children completed training: 25 boys and 24 girls. The medium swing of weight loss was 0,48 kg per week and 1,23 kg per month. 82% of children had favourable results in the program of weight loss.Conclusion. 12% of boys normalized their body weight and 25% of girls moved from obesity to overweight. The number of children with obesity degree III and II fell nearly by one half.