STATE OF THE HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IN CHILDREN WITH OBESITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME

Аннотация

Obesity is one of the most important medical and social problems of modern society and is defined as a chronic progressive metabolic disorder with excessive accumulation of adipose tissue and relapses after stopping treatment. Obesity in children usually persists into adulthood, leading to severe, life-threatening conditions. First of all, it is type 2 diabetes mellitus and diseases of the cardiovascular system and hepatobiliary system, leading to cirrhosis of the liver, early disability and premature mortality.