The State of the Hepatobiliary System in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity is one of the most important medical and social problems of modern society and is defined as a chronic progressive metabolic disorder with excessive accumulation of adipose tissue and relapses after cessation of treatment. Obesity in children, as a rule, persists into adulthood, leading to severe, life-threatening conditions. First of all, this is type 2 diabetes mellitus and diseases of the cardiovascular system and hepatobiliary system, leading to liver cirrhosis, early disability and premature death.