Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Yu Yanhong correspondent Bai Tian
Photo/Courtesy of the hospital
A few days ago, the Department of Clinical Nutrition of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University received a patient with adolescent obesity. 16-year-old Zhizai (pseudonym) has just entered high school, and he often feels sad because of obesity, so he makes up his mind to lose weight. When he went to the hospital, he found that he had suffered from fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis and high uric acid. Under the intervention of professional nutrition doctors for more than three months, Zhizai lost 8.9 kilograms, reduced his waist circumference by 13 centimeters, and improved liver fibrosis and high uric acid.
With the arrival of the winter vacation, in order to help solve the problem of adolescent obesity, the "Weight Management Clinic" of the Clinical Nutrition Department of the Third Hospital of Guangdong Medical College specially launched the "2021 Youth Weight Loss Summoning Order" activity, recruiting 12-18-year-old adolescent friends with obesity problems, and sending out a number of expert numbers, body fat testing and other health benefits for free.
The 16-year-old teenager was overweight and was found to have fatty liver, high uric acid, and liver fibrosis
16-year-old Zhi Zai has just entered the first year of high school, and his height of 166cm is 87.9kg! At the age when he began to pay attention to his image, Zhi Zai was often troubled by his body shape. Coupled with the fact that physical education class often can't run and can't keep up with the rhythm of the class, Zhi Zai is determined to lose weight.
Under the leadership of his family, in July 2021, Zhi Zai came to the Third Hospital of Guangdong Medical College for treatment. The physical examination found that at a young age, he found fatty liver, liver fibrosis, and uric acid was as high as 618umol/L (normal people are 208-428umol/L).
July 2021 Zhizai's inspection report sheet
Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Zhi Tsai came to the weight management clinic of the Clinical Nutrition Department of the Third Hospital of Guangdong Medical College for professional weight loss. Under the guidance and intervention of professional nutritionists, after more than three months, Zhizai lost 18 pounds, his waist circumference was reduced by 13 centimeters, his obesity index dropped by one level, and his height was also 2 centimeters. At the same time, liver fibrosis is gone, uric acid has dropped to 457umol/L, and high uric acid has been alleviated.
Comparison of zhizai's body data before and after weight loss
"I used to wear very tight clothes, but now I'm a lot looser, send photos to the circle of friends, and friends say how I lost so much weight!" Speaking of this change in weight loss, Zhi Zai is very happy, he said: "Weight loss is expensive in persistence, I hope that I will continue to work hard, and finally I can become a person with a normal body mass index."
Comparison of the body shape of Chi Tsai before and after weight loss
Adolescent obesity is harmful and unproductive
Liu Jia, deputy director of the Department of Clinical Nutrition of the Third Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, said that obesity has a serious impact on the physical and mental health of adolescents, and it is harmful but not beneficial.
Obesity leads to chronic diseases
Obesity is a hotbed of many chronic diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high uric acid, fatty liver, coronary heart disease, diabetes, sleep apnea syndrome and so on. Modern medical research shows that obesity will bring about metabolic abnormalities in the human body. Childhood and adolescent obesity pre-sows the seeds of various chronic diseases in adulthood, so childhood and adolescent obesity is a more serious problem than adult obesity.
Obesity affects growth and development
A number of studies have shown that obese children are often under unimaginable pressure on the lower limb joints due to excessive weight, and bones that should have grown upwards began to grow around them, resulting in a thicker cross-sectional area at the knee joint, and one end of the shin bone of the lower leg grew outward, resulting in severe arthritis. At the same time, due to the large amount of fat in the body, the aromatase contained in fat cells can convert male hormones into estrogen and cause disorders in gonadal development, resulting in obese children developing ahead of schedule. Developing a year earlier often causes children to lose about 5-7 centimeters of height.
Obesity affects mental health
Obesity also has a certain degree of influence on the psychological behavior, social interaction, cognition, intelligence and development of children and adolescents. Surveys have shown that the IQ level of obese children is significantly lower than that of non-obese children, and their academic performance is also significantly lower than that of non-obese children. The higher the degree of obesity, the greater the impact on cognition and intelligence, and there are often children and adolescents who are fat, poor in learning, and have no self-confidence. Such children have low activity, learning, and communication skills, and over time, depression, inferiority, sensitivity to interpersonal relationships, introversion, and low social adaptability will affect children's mental health.
The weight management team helps children with obesity
The child is still growing up, will eating too little will not keep up with nutrition? What can I eat and what can't I eat during weight loss? I believe that parents have many problems during the period of helping their children lose weight. "Fat" comes in from the mouth! Liu Jia introduced that for teenagers, to lose weight scientifically, the first thing to learn is healthy eating, and the following four most basic and simplest concepts should be remembered:
First, recognize the nutrients, protein intake of high quality and sufficient.
Second, learn to restrain yourself, seven points are enough.
Third, learn to cherish the body, pay attention to three meals, and eat well.
Fourth, learn the order of eating, drink soup before meals, and then greens, meat, and rice.
Liu Jia suggested that the diet during the weight loss period does not mean eating very little or only a certain type of food, but should be eaten under the guidance of scientific weight loss. We must know how to choose healthy food, increase the intake of coarse grains and miscellaneous grains, and have a balanced supply of vegetables and meat. Learn to look at the food ingredient list and let go of the insurmountable desire for snacks and drinks.
At the same time, adolescents should also regularly rest and maintain exercise during weight loss, but exercise should be at an intensity and frequency that can be maintained for a long time, and should not be excessive. I believe that as long as the child persists, not only will the weight slowly drop, but the physical fitness and spirit will be much better, and the self-discipline will be more. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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