D1.410 - Diet-induced obesity in children population

Obesity is the biggest problem among children in the world, including in Georgia. Obesity is a multifactorial disease with several potential causes that are not fully understood. Recent changes in the environment, which is becoming more and more overweight, reflect the interaction with individual factors. The goal of our research is precisely the obesity caused by improper nutrition in the children's population.

As research material, we used the frequency of children's visits to the clinic. Our study population consisted of 2286 children aged 3 to 17 years. Of these, 1356 were girls and 930 were boys. The role of taste sensitivity and food preference was also taught. Eating sweet and fatty foods. Also taking carbonated drinks.

We divided the children's population into two groups. The first group included 1509 children of the study population from 3 to 9 years old, where 789 were girls and 356 were boys. Candies and drinks (lemonade, kampot juices and others). Also selected excess fatty foods in their diet (beef, veal, pork and others). 29.5% of the population ate very little vegetables and fruits. 21.3% of cases had cardiovascular pathologies, 13.9% respiratory system and 18.9% digestive system pathologies.

High-fat and high-energy foods have been found to be closely related to the prevalence of obesity worldwide. This preference for fatty foods is more a cause than a consequence of obesity, as obese/overweight children have also been found to have a greater preference for fatty foods than normal weight children