the activities of the International Day to Combat Obesity
The director of Buraidah Central Hospital, Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Al-Rubaish, inaugurated the activities of the International Day for Combating Obesity, which was held this morning in the outpatient hall, and was organized by the Nutrition Department and Prince Faisal bin Mishaal Center for the Treatment and Surgery of Obesity in the hospital in cooperation with the Health Awareness Department, in the presence of the Deputy Director of the Hospital Specialist Mamdouh Al-Anzi and a number of hospital health leaders.
The director of the hospital and the attendees listened to an explanation from the head of the Prince Faisal bin Mishaal Center for Bariatric Treatment and Surgery, consultant obesity surgery, Dr. Manea bin Muhammad al-Balaihi, to what was included in the events of the means and awareness programs targeting reviewers and visitors to introduce obesity diseases, their causes and ways to prevent them by following healthy dietary patterns.
Obesity Surgery Consultant and Head of the Prince Faisal bin Mishaal Center for Bariatric Treatment and Surgery, Dr. Manea Al-Blaihi, confirmed that the center was keen to hold the activities of the International Day to Combat Obesity to keep pace with the aspirations of the Ministry of Health in limiting the spread of this disease, by introducing the dangers of obesity, the most important causes and methods of prevention.
Al-Blaihi pointed to the importance of introducing visitors to the venue of the event with the treatment methods provided by the center through surgical intervention, pointing out that, during the past year, the center conducted more than 400 surgeries to sleeve the stomach with success, stressing the need to avoid eating unhealthy foods, which are considered the most important causes of obesity according to Global studies in the field of obesity, such as sugars, fast food, soft drinks and saturated fats, and a focus on eating healthy food, including vegetables and proteins prepared at home, and sweets can be replaced by eating fresh fruits, with the importance of exercise and physical activity on a daily and regular basis to reduce the risk of obesity.
Al-Bulaihi stressed the need for the family to pay attention to educating their children about healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle since childhood to avoid childhood obesity, which is difficult to treat later, stressing the importance of leaving the option of surgeries as a last step to treat obesity, and not relying on surgery alone to treat obesity and focus on personal effort. For the patient to solve the problem of obesity, extending thanks and appreciation to all those who participated in the success of this event, on top of which is the hospital administration, which spares no effort in supporting the center with all its needs, as well as supporting the programs and activities that the center holds.
