CHILDHOOD OBESITY – Balalyq Alemi
 

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

The World Health Organization voices an alarm: obesity among children in the twenty-first century has become an epidemic.

Regions with the highest obesity rates among children

  • Central Kazakhstan
  • Northern Kazakhstan
  • Mangistau Region

FACTORS AFFECTING A DIET GETTING WORSE

  • level of education Lack of knowledge
  • low standards of living, low income
  • доступность фастфуда (низкая стоимость, вкус)
  • отсутствие продовольственной безопасности
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Toregeldy Sharmanovich Sharmanov - Soviet and Kazakh scientist, nutritional hygienist. Doctor of Medical Sciences (1967), Professor (1968). academician of NAS RK (1994). President of the Kazakhstan Academy of Nutrition (since 1988). Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (2001). Laureate of two State Prizes of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of science and technology (2001, 2019).

0 %
Of people in Kazakhstan are considered overweight or obese

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF
CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN KAZAKHSTAN

  • The study of obesity levels among schoolchildren aged 9-14 showed that
0 %
boys
0 %
girls
Children are in healthy
78%
Children are overweight or obese
19%
Children who suffer from obesity
2%

STRATEGIES OF
COMBATTING OBESITY

Owerweight is one of the factors that does not only affect quality of life, but also its span. Today the world faces the global challenge of COVID-19. The virus spares no one in its path, especially people with underlying health conditions .The root of all these pathologies is overweight and obesity , in general. 8% of COVID-19 critical patients in intensive care were obese. By solving the problem of overweight, we will take a step towards preserving and improving the health of the nation.