WHY GIVING UP ALL FAVORITE FOODS IN OBESITY TREATMENT IS WRONG!

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THE IDEA OF GIVING UP ALL FAVORITE FOODS IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY IS WRONG!

Because obesity is a chronic disease, as with all other chronic diseases, treatment should continue for the lifetime, Turkey Medicals member and hospital Expert dietitian who stated that, a team needed to identify problems and work to find solutions, he said and added: “in the treatment of obesity in Turkey, a nice physician, Turkish dietitian, exercise specialist, and a team including a psychologist for the treatment of in pursuit of being is of great importance.”

Excess weight threatens the healthy life of people, as well as an invitation to many diseases. Expert dietitian made statements about those who are curious about obesity.

“Obesity is often approached as if it’s just a problem with overeating. But obesity is a chronic disease and needs to be monitored by a team. An obese person should first be evaluated by a doctor, factors that may cause obesity should be investigated, whether there are other health problems related to obesity, and medical nutrition treatment should be planned after the doctor regulates the treatment.”

Expressing that it is impossible to talk about an ideal eating model for everyone, Expert dietitian Things; the person’s age, height, weight, lab results, likes-dislikes, foods, medications, other accompanying health problems of an individual and how much I was willing to answer as many questions need to be underlined.

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THE THOUGHT OF GIVING UP FAVORITE FOODS IS WRONG!

It is especially worth noting that medical nutrition therapy does not mean completely giving up all favorite Turkish foods, says  “Even small changes, such as reducing the consumption of sugary foods, replacing them with pulp-rich fruits, reducing the frequency of eating out, reducing portion sizes, replacing refined foods with whole grains with a high glycemic index, can make quite a big difference,” Expert dietitian said.” he spoke in the form of.

Adding exercise under the guidance of an exercise specialist to balanced eating habits, working with a psychologist for all these behavioral changes will help both maintain the weight lost and make the lifestyle change permanent, he said. “Adequate and balanced nutrition is a very important part of lifestyle change, but unfortunately the issue is much more complicated and not so easy to solve just by not eating,” Expert dietitian said.

Wrong eating habits, as well as a sedentary lifestyle, age, gender, hormonal factors, genetic reasons, psychological problems, some of births to women who used drugs, often very low calorie diets also can cause weight gain. In order to determine the problem and find a solution, it is necessary to follow a team including a Turkish physician, dietitian, exercise specialist, psychologist.”

Expert dietitian emphasizes that a lasting result can be achieved with a lifestyle change instead of a diet that will be applied for a limited time.  dietitian said, “We should work with the obese individual to make a nutritional assessment to reach the targeted weight or to maintain the reached weight, and to correct incorrect eating behaviors.” said.

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INSTEAD OF THE FIGURE ON THE SCALE, THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON LIFESTYLE CHANGE

Turkish Expert dietitian “Since obesity is a chronic disease, obesity treatment, as with all other chronic diseases, must continue for life,” dietitian concluded. It is important to continue the learned healthy eating behaviors, not to give up portion control, and to keep in touch with the dietitian who is part of the team with a certain frequency. Focusing on lifestyle changes, not on the figure on the scale, maintaining an adequate and balanced diet, supporting this with exercise are the main things to do for weight control.”

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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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