V.M. GANUZIN

 Yaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl

Contact details:

Ganuzin V.M. — PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor of the Department of Outpatient Pediatrics with Propaedeutics of Childhood Diseases

Address: 5 Revolyutsionnaya St., 150000 Yaroslavl, Russian Federation, tel.: +7 (4852) 30-56-41, e-mail: vganuzin@rambler.ru

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-6182

This review summarizes the latest data on bullying experienced by overweight and obese adolescents. The authors examine the prevalence, adaptation, consequences, and prevention of bullying that occurs in childhood and adolescence, associated with overweight and obesity, and which manifests itself in poor health, social, and academic difficulties. The review used the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI), PubMed, and Google Scholar databases.

Key words: obesity, bullying, children and adolescents, educational environment.

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