[The impact of nutritional education on metabolic disorders in obese children and adolescents].

Introduction: Childhood obesity has become a serious public health problem. Nutritional therapy plays an important role in its prevention and treatment.

Patients And Methods: A nonrandomized clinical trial was conducted in 40 obese children and adolescents who underwent a complete medical history and assessment of eating habits through 24-hour food recall and a frequency of food consumption questionnaire.