In Ho Chi Minh City, the rate of overweight and obesity in adults is 37% and in students is 43%. Obesity is a global pandemic, linked to more than 200 diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.
The above information was shared at the 2024 Annual Scientific Conference of Gia Dinh People's Hospital, taking place on August 3.
According to Dr. Tran Thi Kim Chi, Head of the Department of Nutrition, Gia Dinh People's Hospital, obesity is no longer an aesthetic problem but a complex disease related to more than 200 diseases and complications such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer... In Vietnam, the rate of overweight and obesity is not as high as some countries in the region, but the rate of obesity increase is the fastest in Southeast Asia. The results of the 2020 national nutrition survey showed that in just 10 years, the rate of overweight and obesity in children has doubled, with Ho Chi Minh City having the highest rate.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the rate of overweight and obesity in adults is 37% but up to 43% in school children. Statistics from corporate health check-ups show that the rate of overweight and obesity in office workers is over 40%. Meanwhile, this rate in students is over 20%.
Obesity in young people is caused by many factors, including unhealthy eating, lack of exercise...
“Studies have shown that if a child is severely obese, the life expectancy is reduced by 50%, and in adults, the life expectancy is reduced by more than 10 years,” Dr. Tran Thi Kim Chi shared.
Dr. Tran Thi Kim Chi emphasized that obesity is a rapidly growing pandemic worldwide, threatening the health of patients and affecting the health system and economy. The consequence of this pandemic is an increase in the rate of young people suffering from diseases that should only occur in the elderly. Meanwhile, obese children face stunted growth and psychological effects, reducing productivity in learning and working.
Intervention to treat obesity in young people is a very difficult and challenging "battle". However, clinical studies and practical experience show that persistent adherence to individualized multimodal intervention with a foundation of lifestyle changes is an effective and feasible measure.
The 2024 Annual Scientific Conference of Gia Dinh People's Hospital attracted more than 1,000 delegates with 10 thematic sessions, 4 satellite sessions and more than 60 scientific reports with many in-depth contents in different fields such as: internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, hepatobiliary diseases, cancer, anesthesia and resuscitation, nursing... The content of the reporting sessions in each specialty is concise but enough to cover the issues of concern in clinical practice and orient solutions to optimize all medical resources in patient health care.
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