The problem of obesity and overweight in children are highlighted in the article. Spread of overweight and obesity in children of the most active age period causes great concern of the family, the school, the society. The quality of life of these children decreases essentially.
On the basis of summery of foreign and national literature data as well as the own supervisions the characteristics of children, including the group of obesity risk and reasons for morbidity, which will allow to practicing doctors and research workers to generalize and extend knowledge of this problem.