“Because of obesity, I used to be unable to climb a flight of stairs, but now my body is lighter and I can finally live like a normal person. I hope that through their own personal experience, so that obese people correctly understand science, not be as much as a snowflake of all kinds of rapid weight loss advertisements misleading.” Zhongnan University Xiangya Third Hospital General Surgery Department Zhu Zaihong 24-year-old Zhang Feng (a pseudonym) once weighed as much as 177 kilograms, walking 1 kilometer will be tired and out of breath. In order to lose weight, he tried to take medication, fitness and participate in related TV programs, but each time just down some will rebound, and “the more you play the heavier”. At the end of March this year, he was in Xiangya Third Hospital to undergo surgery to reduce weight. December 7, in the Chinese Physicians Association of Surgeons Branch of the second annual meeting of the Committee of Obesity and Diabetes Surgeons, Zhang Feng once again appeared, at this time he has successfully slimmed down more than 80 pounds. Doctors said that if he adheres to the treatment and maintains good eating habits, he can lose further weight without rebounding. “This is a very successful case, and with such a surgery, our hospital completes more than a hundred cases a year, maintaining a zero mortality rate.” Chinese Physicians Association of Surgeons Branch of Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Committee, vice chairman of Xiangya Third Hospital, vice president of Prof. Zhu Zaihong, China’s obese people have more than 70 million people, the obesity rate has reached 5.1%, the traditional weight loss through exercise or dietary control, although it has always been the main method of treatment of obesity, but the results are very little, and easy to rebound. Surgical methods of weight loss is currently achieved good results from the hospital has been carried out surgery, obesity weight loss effect within 1 year can be reduced to 30% -60% of the overweight part. It is understood that diabetes and obesity is a global disease facing mankind, China’s current total incidence of diabetes has been more than 92.4 million people, ranking first in the world; the national adult overweight and obesity rate of more than 33%. Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus as a typical chronic disease, belongs to the scope of internal medicine treatment, the traditional therapy is mainly exercise, diet control, insulin injection and oral hypoglycemic drugs. In recent years, studies have found that obese patients with type 2 diabetes are significantly relieved or even cured of their diabetes symptoms after undergoing bariatric surgery. In response to concerns about the standardized weight loss center, Professor Zhu Zaihong said, “The standardized weight loss center will be established in the future in a number of domestic hospitals that have reached the medical level and qualification, and through the formation of a multidisciplinary treatment team to work together, and strive to provide each patient with the best possible treatment plan, to achieve the purpose of treating obesity and diabetes.” It is reported that the theme of this annual meeting is: update the concept, standardize the development. Authoritative experts in the field of general surgery at home and abroad gathered together to further standardize the selection of common surgical procedures and indications for bariatric surgery, reach an expert consensus on bariatric and metabolic surgical treatment, and explore the establishment of a standardized bariatric center, and carry out academic exchanges in various forms, such as through reports, surgical demonstrations, and expert seminars. Mr. Zhang Yaoxue, President of Central South University (CSU), paid a cordial condolence visit to the participating experts. All the hospital leaders and general surgery veterans attended the event. Links: Surgical Center for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases of Xiangya Third Hospital of Central South University was established in May 2009, which is one of the earliest surgical treatment centers for obesity and metabolic diseases in China, and also the earliest and largest surgical treatment center for obesity and metabolic diseases in the province at present. The center completes nearly 100 cases of weight loss surgery every year with zero mortality rate, which is located in the forefront of China. The center carries out a variety of weight loss and metabolic surgery, including gastric bypass surgery (Bypass), sleeve gastrectomy (Sleeve), etc. All the surgeries are completed laparoscopically, and the patients have achieved good results. The cure rate of diabetes mellitus reaches 70%, and the effective rate reaches 90%. It is currently the only medical institution in the six provinces of central and southern China that carries out this surgery. Xiangya Third Hospital provides the best treatment plan, the safest perioperative preparation and systematic postoperative follow-up service for each patient through the collaboration of multidisciplinary team; in 2012, it formulated the standardized procedure for surgical treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases; in 2013, it established the “Chinese version” of diagnostic and treatment guideline based on the evidence of evidence-based medicine, industry norms and national standards to standardize the surgical treatment. In 2013, China’s version of evidence-based medical guidelines, industry norms and national standards were established to standardize the medical practice of surgical treatment of diabetes and obesity. Link: http://www.xy3yy.com/news/tpxw/7619.html