Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in the Novosibirsk Region

Abstract

The authors conducted a study of the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the adult population of the Novosibirsk Region of different age groups and among men and women, as well as assessed the lipid profile of each group in order to study the degree of the problem associated with excess weight in different age groups of the population. The need to systematize existing approaches to the prevention of obesity to level out the impact of conditions associated with it on health is emphasized.