Obesity from prevention to treatment

Author: Gao Yue'e
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The fast-paced life in modern urban areas often leaves people feeling physically and mentally exhausted. As material civilization advances rapidly, the corresponding number of diseases we face also increases, such as cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, and more. Many people believe this is due to economic development and a more affluent lifestyle. In fact, this perspective is incorrect. This is not a result of material civilization improving but rather a consequence of our mindset and health awareness lagging behind. In the United States, compared to Black people with relatively lower incomes, white people with higher incomes have significantly fewer cases of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases, and they also live longer. This is precisely because they receive better health education, sanitation knowledge, and self-care awareness. Therefore, we must start with ourselves. However, our current common situation is that when we are sick, we go to the hospital for treatment, but when we are healthy, we don’t know how to prevent illness. We often dismiss minor ailments and, when we do get sick and visit the hospital, we simply follow the doctor’s prescriptions, take medicine on time, and think that’s enough. In reality, we often overlook self-diagnosis before seeking medical care, self-maintenance during treatment, and daily self-care. These are precisely the issues this series of books aims to help solve. We consulted healthcare experts, reviewed extensive authoritative materials, and meticulously crafted a comprehensive and scientific health care and treatment process for readers for a variety of common diseases in daily life, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, diabetes, rheumatic diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, and more. From the initial understanding of the pathology to traditional misconceptions, as well as self-diagnosis, self-care, and corresponding dietary therapies, all are introduced in detail. This way, this series of books enables a wide range of readers to gain a clearer understanding of their own and their loved ones’ health conditions without leaving their homes and to take appropriate measures. "Prevention is better than cure," so even if health issues do arise, they can be addressed promptly and scientifically. Friends who are already healthy will, after reading this series, be more committed to maintaining their good habits and eliminating unhealthy practices. Friends in a "sub-healthy" state will, after reading this series, pay sufficient attention to the "yellow light" they face, receive timely corrections from the book, and thus shed the "sub-healthy" label. For those who are already sick, this series will help them pay more attention to their daily self-care, better cooperate with medical treatment, and recover more quickly! We hope this book will help everyone lead a happier, healthier, more fulfilling, and prosperous life!