Background and aims. Arterial hypertension (AH) in the whole world is one of the most important risk factors of the development of cardiovascular pathology and mortality not only among adult patients, but also children. According to the theory of metabolic programming of nutrition the origin of many CHD is formed at the early stages of development and linked with environment and nutrition. 
The aim was to study the impact of the type of feeding on the development of arterial hypertension in children from 13 to 15 years old. 
Methods. A clinical study of 425 school children in the age from 13 to 15 years old in Tashkent city was done within 2017 -2018. For the evaluation of AH risk in children we designed a stratification risk scale with calculation of absolute risk (AR), attributive risk (CAR), regulated intensive value (N), and integrated risk coefficient (X). Results.There were 323 (76%) children with normal arterial pressure (control group), among them 154 boys (47.7%) and 169 girls (52.3%). 72 (16.9%) children had high normal arterial pressure (HNAP), where there were 39 (54.2%) boys and 33 (45.8%) girls, respectively (comparison group). the basic group involved 30 (7.1%) children with AH, including 18 (60.0%) boys and 12 (40.0%) girls.Distribution of the children dependently on the AP level showed prevalence of children with normal AP; Conclusion.Breastfeeding is the best method for provision of ideal nutrition for a healthy growth and development of infants; it is also a part of health with important consequences in adult life.

FORMULA-BASED FEEDING OF CHILDREN AS A RISK FACTOR OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION