An entire afternoon to shine the spotlight on obesity topic, on treatment paths, but above all on prevention. The initiative, organized by ASST Nord Milano in collaboration with the ERAS Italia company, Move-It Obesity, is part of the week dedicated to bariatric surgery and will be staged at Ernesto Breda Sports Center in via XX Settembre in Sesto San Giovanni Thursday 27 June 2024 from 3.30pm to 7.30pm.
We start in the afternoon, at 3.30pm, with a informative gazebo where you can measure blood sugar, saturation and blood pressure. Then there will be a available multidisciplinary team of doctors specialists consisting of a cardiologist, a dietician, a nutritionist, a pulmonologist, a psychologist, a physiatrist, a gynecologist, a bariatric surgeon and a plastic surgeon. Pediatricians and oncologists will also speak to address the issues of childhood obesity and tumors related to eating disorders. There will be physical activity lessons for the obese patient and you will also be able to hear the testimony of those who have undergone bariatric surgery.
The highlight of the initiative will be the football match scheduled from 6.30pm to 7.30pm: on the Pro Sesto field the “National Team” of local institutions will compete, led by the mayor of Sesto San Giovanni, Roberto Di Stefano, and the ASST Nord Milano team led by the general director of the social and healthcare company, Dr. Tommaso Russo. The two teams will be mixed and composed on one side of representatives of the institutions, municipal and Lombardy Region councilors, and law enforcement agencies, and on the other of local health officials. DAPSS ASST Milan director Gianfranco Galli will be responsible for refereeing the match.
“Since 2020, Sesto has been included in the world circuit of Healthy Cities, promoted by the WHO and initiatives like this contribute to making Sesto an increasingly active city in the promotion of health”, explains the mayor Roberto Di Stefano inviting citizens to participate in large numbers in this initiative, which is totally free. “This event brings together the best excellences in local healthcare to address the issue of obesity at 360 degrees starting from the first signs that can emerge already in childhood – he adds -, up to offering all the information on the most modern clinical and surgical paths . Culture of prevention, therefore, but also promotion of physical activity: two worlds that must proceed side by side”.
The initiative aims to raise awareness among citizens of the factors that generate obesity but also of its consequences: “Obesity is a problem that must be addressed immediately – declares the head of surgery of the Sesto San Giovanni Hospital, Dr. Giuseppe Faillace – because it is often associated with some chronic pathologies that affect various systems of the body. Hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes, joint problems, enlarged liver, just to name some of the critical issues: bariatric surgery is capable of drastically reducing the impact of these problems. But the most important thing is not to get to the point where you have to intervene. And so let’s “kick” obesity with prevention, healthy eating and sport.”
