diseases of the times and must be prevented

In recent times, chronic diseases have spread that are considered diseases of the age, such as obesity and diabetes as well, resulting in these two diseases other diseases that are often considered threatening to human life.

The Middle East Conference on Obesity and Diabetes was recently held in its sixth edition under the auspices of the Scientific Society of Diabetes. We had this meeting with Professor Abdulrahman Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Society and a consultant for diabetes and endocrinology at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah:

First of all, we welcome your happiness. We would like to give us a word about these two diseases, which have become an integral part of our life.

As everyone knows that obesity is widespread in the Gulf countries and the Arab world, where we now have up to 40% of society affected by obesity, and from this point of view, we as doctors must hold such conferences that help not Only doctors, but it also helps all people, not only the sick, but also helps them to deal with this scourge, which has many complications, including but not limited to: heart disease, diabetes, joints, high cholesterol, in addition to it affecting the functional work of human organs.

We want in a simple way to limit the causes of diabetes and obesity.

The main cause of diabetes and obesity is a change in lifestyle, now, unfortunately, sport has begun to decrease, although in the recent period it has started to increase in a healthy way, and awareness of the importance of sport has begun to be slightly active as 20% of citizens practice sports, but we aspire to increase this number So that awareness includes all members of society in all its classes until it reaches 80% of them are practicing sports, also among the causes has changed the way of eating and the different nature of our foods, where the percentage of fast food and going to restaurants increased, especially among children, youth and adolescents, where there is a high amount of percentages. Of harmful fats.

So does exercise help or contribute to lowering the sugar level in the body ?!

There is no doubt that sport has a very big role in reducing diabetes and avoiding diabetes, in addition to it contributing to reducing obesity or avoiding it altogether.

We would like to ask you about obesity that has increased or spread in recent times, sleeve gastrectomy and other methods such as balloon and others, what do you think of such operations to stay away from obesity?

The sleeve gastrectomy or gastric and balloon bypass operations and other such operations of course are very important for people who suffer from obesity who have reached the pathological stage, especially if the weight mass becomes more than 50 then they cannot easily and easily practice sports. There is no objection to doing these operations until they reach the required weight, provided that they do not leave the sport, in addition to diets to reach the ideal and healthy body.

We thank you for being with us, Prof. We also thank you for giving us this valuable time from your time, and we would like a final word or advice to give to the public.

Of course, first of all, we thank you for your presence with us, your attendance, and your participation in transferring this conference to convey our voice to the community, and we also call on society and encourage it to practice sports to prevent obesity and control the rate of sugar in the body, especially since now there are places in all parts of the Kingdom specifically in the main cities places for practicing sports With ease, ease, and free of charge, I also call upon the brothers in the media to educate the community about the importance of sport to prevent many diseases, not only obesity and diabetes, but also to protect against heart disease, pressure, cholesterol, and joints that afflict humans, as sports have a great role in preventing them God willing, we wish you health and wellness to all members of society.