Abstract

The aim of the study is to study the characteristics of the influence of actual nutrition and energy consumption among young girls on the emergence and development of overweight and obesity. Materials and methods . We carried out the study on the basis of the Medical Institute of Derzhavin Tambov State University. We examined 236 girls aged 18-22; studied somatometric features of physical development, body weight components; evaluated physique, actual nutrition and energy consumption. The somatometric program included the determination of 25 signs measured according to the standard method using the automated complex CMD “Healthy Child” (TVES Russia). The diagnosis of overweight syndrome, which included overweight and obese girls, was performed by body mass index. Evaluation of actual power supply and power consumption was carried out by frequency method with subsequent application of computer program “Analysis of human power supply condition” (version 1.2.4) of State Department of Scientific and Research Institute of Power Supply of RAMN. Statistical results were processed using SPSS Statistics (version 17.0). We assessed the accuracy of the differences using the Student and Mann-Whitney criteria. Results . Among girls with overweight syndrome there is a reliable increase in body weight due to fat, preferential subcutaneous and a decrease in the relative value of skinny body weight and muscle weight. Their daily energy rates did not differ from the level of control, but they spent 1 less energy per 1 kg of body weight. The calorie content and chemical composition of the diet of girls with overweight syndrome was mostly not reliably different from female students with normal body weight. Odeveloped under normostenic and hypersthenic physique types. Discussion . Energy consumption, including physical load, is a factor of overweight syndrome formation among female students and anthropometric signs of this syndrome should control its application.

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