According to doctors, overweight and obesity are mainly caused by each person's genetic makeup. Therefore, controlling weight and losing weight is not simply a matter of reducing food intake and increasing exercise.
Many people eat less but still gain weight than some people who eat a lot or exercise intensely, and have a strict diet, but it is also difficult to lose weight and reduce fat. Nowadays, most people are very busy, many people cannot make nutritious meals or exercise regularly. Therefore, the need for simple, effective and safe treatment of overweight and obesity is very large.
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| According to doctors, overweight and obesity are mainly caused by each person's genetic makeup. Weight control and weight loss are not simply about reducing food intake and increasing exercise. |
In reality, there are many treatment facilities for overweight and obese people, but they are often separate in each department such as endocrinology department, nutrition department, gym, even cosmetic surgery clinic for liposuction, fat injection, liposuction surgery, etc., but they do not bring sustainable results and are sometimes unsafe, with the risk of many complications.
Not to mention, weight loss is not simultaneous with fat loss, especially visceral fat, because it does not fundamentally affect the mechanism of fat formation and destruction in the body.
This is a major challenge in the treatment of obesity that Tam Anh General Hospital system has determined to find solutions for, building a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary coordination model of many specialties with a common goal.
It is known that nearly 1/5 of Vietnam's population (19.5%) is currently overweight, of which 2.1% are obese. The annual obesity increase rate in our country is 38%, compared to 10% - 20% in Southeast Asian countries. In the first 6 months of 2024, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City had 66,781 visitors recorded as overweight and 86,949 visitors recorded as obese.
Obese people face the risk of having one or more diseases at the same time. A study showed that BMI over 30 recorded 52% knee arthritis, 51% high blood pressure, 40% sleep apnea, 35% gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), 29% non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, 21% myocardial infarction, 21% diabetes, 19% severe depression, 9% polycystic ovary syndrome, 8% ischemia, 3.5% congestive heart failure, 3% stroke, increased risk of cancer...
Obesity is a chronic disease, a global pandemic, affecting society. Obesity is not only caused by diet, lack of exercise but also by genetics or many underlying diseases such as metabolic disorders, hypothyroidism, endocrine diseases... causing the body to change, disrupt the cycle of converting food into energy and storing fat.
In fact, examinations also show that many people have lost faith in overweight treatment because they have previously wasted time and money at ineffective treatment facilities, even endangering their lives, leading to many complications such as liver failure, kidney failure, physical weakness, etc.
Weight control and obesity treatment are not simply about restricting food intake and increasing exercise as people often think. To effectively control weight and lose weight, there must be a multi-modal treatment model with close coordination between many specialties.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Binh, Professional Director of Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that the newly established Center for Weight Control and Obesity Treatment here is not only a part of the medical examination and treatment system at Tam Anh General Hospital, but also a model for perfection and innovation in medical examination and treatment organization.
Experts do not only treat a symptom or a disease but also treat the causes of the disease as well as the factors that promote the development of dangerous diseases.
The establishment of the center is a timely decision, with the mission of helping overweight and obese people have a better new life, contributing to controlling the rate of overweight and obesity in Vietnam.
Thereby, significantly reducing the risk of dangerous diseases such as cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrine, urinary, infertility... The center always aims to care for and treat overweight and obese people with scientific methods, officially included in the treatment regimen by the Ministry of Health ; at the same time, implementing community education campaigns, raising social awareness of obesity.
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