On May 11, the face-to-face large-scale health consultation activity of "Scientific Weight Loss, Blue Dragonfly Action" by famous doctors in the capital kicked off. Multidisciplinary bariatric experts from 15 large hospitals in the capital Beijing walked out of the hospital and gathered in Fangzhuang Sports Park, Fengtai District, Beijing, to provide scientific weight loss health consultation and professional guidance for the majority of capital citizens at close range.
"I used to think that it was okay to be a little fat when I was old, but I didn't expect my body fat rate to be so high, so I should exercise hard." Ms. Zhao, a citizen who came to Fangzhuang Sports Park for consultation, asked the on-site doctor about the way to lose weight healthily after measuring the body fat percentage. Like Ms. Zhao, there are many elderly counselors at this event. Many of them have comorbid obesity-related chronic diseases. Most of them have experienced weight loss frustration or weight regain, and are in urgent need of scientific weight loss guidance to lead them to health.
Professor Zhang Peng, chief physician of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center of Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, suggested that the public should face up to the problem of obesity, when the BMI exceeds 28, it belongs to obesity, and obesity belongs to the category of diseases. Regardless of the weight loss method, it is important to establish healthy lifestyle habits in your daily life for long-term weight maintenance.
Obesity is a chronic disease that not only leads to a higher risk of premature death, but is also associated with the development of several chronic diseases and even tumors. According to the Report on the Status of Nutrition and Chronic Diseases in China (2020), the overweight and obesity rates of residents aged 18 and above in mainland China are 34.3% and 16.4%, respectively, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese adults exceeds 50%, and the obesity rate is on the rise. The study predicts that by 2030, the overweight and obesity rate of adults in mainland China will reach 65.3%, and the medical expenses attributed to overweight and obesity may be 418 billion yuan, accounting for about 21.5% of the total medical expenses in the country.
In order to respond to the call of the country and deal with the growing obesity problem, at the 2023 China Obesity Conference, the participating experts jointly launched the "Scientific Weight Loss Blue Dragonfly Action" to let the public pay attention to weight health and lose weight scientifically through multiple methods such as science popularization and free clinics.
Professor Zhang Zhongtao, Vice President of Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, pointed out, "The original intention of this event is to let the public face the increasingly serious problem of obesity with a scientific attitude, pay attention to the harm of obesity, and advocate scientific methods for weight loss, so as to comprehensively improve the weight health level of the whole population." ”
The event brought together representatives from Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, People's Hospital Affiliated to Peking University, Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Hospital, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Fuwai Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Pinggu District Hospital, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, There are more than 30 experts from Peking University International Hospital and Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, including bariatric and metabolic surgery, endocrinology, cardiovascular medicine, nutrition, and traditional Chinese medicine.
The event was hosted by the Beijing Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Quality Control and Improvement Center, the Bariatric and Metabolic Specialist Branch of the Beijing Medical Doctor Association, and the Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, supported by the China Obesity Alliance, the China Federation of Social Workers, and the Fangzhuang Community Health Service Center of Fengtai District, Beijing, and undertaken by the Guangdong 21st Century Education Foundation.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Xin
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