Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government, criticized the Ministry of Health for failing to develop a roadmap in time to combat obesity in children and adolescents. It has been reported TASS.
It was noted that Deputy Minister of Health Oleg Salagay was criticized at the Council meeting on the social guardianship of the Government of the Russian Federation.
“I remind you, and you Oleg Olegovich, on September 21, 2021, the council instructed you to develop a roadmap to combat obesity in children and adolescents, you did not develop it,” said Golikova. aforementioned.
formerly Golikova statedthat the average annual growth rate of obesity in children is about 9% per year, in adolescents – 7.6%. He noted that, according to the results of 2020, obesity among children is detected in about 1318 cases per 100 thousand of the population, in adolescents – 2.3 times higher – 3075 cases. He noted that another risk group prone to obesity is young men older than 12 years.