China opens diverse weight management clinics to serve healthy living
2025-04-15
"After gaining weight during this period, I feel my physical strength has decreased, and sleep also has a certain impact, so I need to manage my body scientifically." Zhu Rongrong, a young woman who recently went to the acupuncture and moxibustion Hospital of Anhui Province to see a doctor, said that her usual work pressure is high, and the exercise time cannot be guaranteed, so she wanted to seek the help of traditional Chinese medicine. People's pursuit of a healthy lifestyle is increasingly high. We set up a weight loss clinic in March to control weight through traditional Chinese medicine methods such as acupuncture and moxibustion and catgut embedding. " Fei Aihua, chief physician of Endocrinology Department of acupuncture and moxibustion acupuncture and moxibustion Hospital, said that in the first quarter of this year, the number of people who went to the hospital for weight and related problems increased more than three times compared with the same period last year. The head of the National Health Commission proposed at this year's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to continue promoting the "Year of Weight Management" action, and the National Health Commission also encourages various medical institutions with conditions to set up weight management clinics. This not only provides professional services for the public, but also gives rise to new forms of medical services. In China, AI technology has also been applied to the management of weight loss outpatient treatment, "speeding up" weight management. As a specialist in weight management, I need to do a lot of basic work in my job, which is very time-consuming and compresses the real reception time Dr. Zheng Xueying from the Endocrinology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China explained that it takes about an hour to gain a detailed understanding of a patient's basic information, medical history, obesity history, dietary preferences, etc. Recently, a weight management AI large model intelligent assistant jointly developed by local medical institutions and health technology enterprises in Anhui has been put into use to assist doctors in improving the quality of personalized interventions and diagnosis and treatment efficiency for weight loss. By interacting with patients and large models to generate structured health records, I can quickly grasp the patient's full cycle health profile within 30 seconds, "said Zheng Xueying. Zheng Xueying introduced that the team is currently exploring the application of AI big model intelligent assistant to customize multi flavor weight loss meals for overweight people, as well as the use of photo recognition and analysis of daily meal energy and nutrition updates. Weng Jianping, President of Anhui Medical University and Chair Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, said that the AI big model intelligent assistant combined with professional doctor support can achieve personalized intervention for obese people in a "thousand person, thousand strategy" manner, helping ordinary people shift from "passive treatment" to "active prevention". Some comprehensive hospitals have also established multidisciplinary weight management joint clinics to better serve social needs. The food my mom made is really delicious, I can't help it The words of an 8-year-old chubby child amused Wang Ya, a doctor at the 0-18-year-old Weight Management Joint Outpatient Department of Anhui Children's Hospital, and the child's mother who were currently receiving treatment. However, the subsequent body fat measurement and various examination indicators made the doctor and the child's mother worry uncontrollably. If a child shows signs of precocious puberty due to obesity, it is necessary to first correct the child's cognition and fully understand the harm caused by obesity Wang Ya introduced that after establishing a joint weight management clinic, she could quickly refer her child to a psychological department for interdisciplinary comprehensive evaluation and treatment when encountering similar cases. Because children are growing up in a sensitive period, obesity not only brings physical harm, but also accompanies some psychological problems Wang Ya introduced that in March of this year, the hospital established a cross departmental and interdisciplinary weight management joint outpatient clinic for children and adolescents aged 0-18, in collaboration with endocrinology and metabolism departments, child psychology departments, and pediatric cardiovascular departments. The clinic provides scientific management and diagnosis and treatment plans for overweight, obese, or overweight children and adolescents. Since the beginning of this year, many medical institutions in China have successively established weight management clinics to meet the demand for medical treatment. In Guangxi, the "Weight Management Integrated Outpatient Department" of Nanning Second People's Hospital has officially opened, integrating disciplines such as gastrointestinal (weight loss) surgery, clinical nutrition, endocrinology, etc. Through the "evaluation intervention follow-up" full cycle management model, it provides scientific, precise, and personalized weight management solutions for obese individuals. In Wuhan, Hubei Province, the Weight Management Center of Tongji Medical College Affiliated Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology was unveiled, integrating 14 disciplines throughout the hospital to build a management system of "screening and evaluation layered treatment complication prevention and long-term maintenance". The plan is to screen 50000 overweight and obese patients annually. (New Society)
Edit:Ou Xiaoling Responsible editor:Shu Hua
Source:Xinhua Net
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