International View on Preventive Measures to Combat the Metabolic Syndrome Development in Children

• Published in: Voprosy sovremennoĭ pediatrii Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 51 - 54
• Main Authors: Shulaev, Alexey V., Shikaleva, Anastasia A., Shavaliev, Rafael F., Albitsky, Valery Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 01-03-2022
• Subjects: metabolic syndrome; obesity; prevention of metabolic syndrome in children
• ISSN: 1682-5527; 1682-5535
• DOI: 10.15690/vsp.v21i1/2391

This review analyzes the published data on preventive measures to combat the metabolic syndrome (MS) development in children. Recent international studies discuss various risks and territorial differentiation in health status of children with MS. Such databases as PubMed, SCOPUS and Web of Science were used for literature review. It consists of 12 sources, all articles were published between 2020 and 2021. This issue is studied very poorly and requires additional clinical research and identification of new aspects of preventive measures to combat the development of MS in children. The discussion of this topics and further study of the modern aspects of preventive measures of this syndrome are crucial for the timely MS diagnosis and implementation of modern prevention methods due to its wide prevalence, high socio-economic significance, and deteriorating quality of life of children with MS and obesity.