China News Service, Beijing, July 31. "From the perspective of medical and health economics, controlling obesity is also saving money for the country and the public. Obese people’s medical expenses are much higher than ordinary people." Talking about Chinese residents Zhang Zhongtao, deputy dean of Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, appealed for the problem of obesity.
From July 30 to 31, the first China Obesity Conference was held in Beijing.
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From July 30 to 31, the first China Obesity Conference co-sponsored by the National Digestive Diseases Clinical Medicine Research Center (Beijing) and the Weight Loss and Metabolism Specialist Branch of the Beijing Medical Doctor Association was held in Beijing. Experts in the fields of endocrine and metabolic diseases, weight loss and metabolic surgery, metabolic basic and translational research, and nutrition gathered to discuss the best strategies and long-term benefits of obesity prevention and treatment in China.
As the chairman of the conference, Zhang Zhongtao, a leading expert in weight loss and metabolic surgery in China, introduced that as early as 1948, the World Health Organization listed "obesity" as a disease.
At the same time, obesity, especially severe obesity, has an ambiguous relationship with the "four highs" of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperuric acid. It is easy to cause a series of major chronic diseases. The treatment is very complicated, and more attention and effective prevention and treatment are urgently needed.
In December last year, monitoring data released by the National Health Commission showed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among residents of various age groups in my country’s urban and rural areas continued to rise. Reached 19% and 10.4%.
For the current obesity prevention and treatment in my country, Zhang Peng, director of the Department of Weight Loss and Metabolism, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, said that more integration and standardization are the common expectations of the industry in the field of obesity prevention and treatment in China.
Zhang Peng introduced that obesity treatment must eventually move towards multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment. Only obesity-related cardiovascular, endocrine, metabolic diseases, weight loss and metabolic surgery, nutrition and other disciplines intersect and integrate, can provide "obese friends" with different stages of obesity , The best treatment plan for the performance of different comorbidities.
"My intuitive understanding of obesity comes from my patients. In the outpatient clinic, many patients with refractory hypertension who come to me are obese people." Zhang Yuqing, professor of cardiovascular medicine, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said that weight loss can be achieved. Effectively reduce the risk and health hazards of cardiovascular-related diseases, but there is no very concentrated solution for things that seem to be simple.
Zhang Yuqing said that our current clinical department settings are focused on various sub-specialties, and there is no place that can comprehensively manage the weight of obese patients and manage their health throughout the cycle.
"The next step in the multidisciplinary integration of obesity prevention and treatment in China is manifested at the clinical level by the construction and promotion of a multidisciplinary one-stop weight management center." Zhang Zhongtao also said that weight management is not a matter of any department, but should cover endocrinology, Cardiovascular, metabolic, bariatric surgery, nutrition and other related majors provide patients with integrated, full-process, and fundamental solutions.
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