The key to Western medicine treatment for obesity lies in early detection, early prevention and early treatment. In addition, you must strictly control your diet and consistently engage in various activities and physical exercises that consume physical energy in order to maintain a more ideal weight. (1) Diet therapy The principles of diet therapy are light taste, low calorie energy, nutritional balance and negative calorie balance. The most widely used dietary therapy at present is low-calorie diet therapy. This therapy can be divided into balanced diet, single food, diet that reduces one or more nutrients, high fiber diet and prescription diet. A balanced diet allows obese patients to reduce their food intake without changing the proportion of protein, carbohydrates and fat in food. The patients themselves suppress appetite and control eating. Although this kind of dietary therapy is easily accepted by patients, it is often difficult for patients to adhere to it for a long time. The patient should be made clear about its necessity and given more encouragement. Monodiet therapy allows patients to eat only one type of food for a certain period of time, occasionally adding some other nutrients. This method has become very popular in the United States in recent years. Most people simply eat meat and other fatty foods. After a period of time, they can quickly lose weight and reduce excess fat. The mechanism is not yet clear. High-fiber diets include whole grains, rice bran, bran, vegetables, beans, beet chips, pumpkins, corn husks and seaweeds. Food fiber includes crude fiber, semi-crude fiber and lignin. Lignin and legume fiber can help reduce blood cholesterol by promoting the excretion of bile salts and reducing the absorption of cholesterol. The functions of cellulose are: ① Helps intestinal Escherichia coli to synthesize multiple vitamins. ② Cellulose has a small specific gravity and large volume, which occupies a large space in the gastrointestinal tract, making people feel full and conducive to weight loss. ③Fiber is large in size and can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract after eating, increase the secretion of digestive juices and enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, which can help defecation. A prescription diet is a doctor who formulates the corresponding type and quantity of diet based on the specific conditions of obese people. For example, a three-day meal plan can be: Breakfast on the first day: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices of bacon ham, half a ripe tomato, 1 slice Whole wheat bread. Lunch: Salad mixed with tomatoes, lettuce, feta cheese, and olive oil, 1 large piece of whole wheat bread. Dinner: 1 grilled pork chop, 1 spinach, 1 legume, 60g cooked rice. The next day Breakfast: 2 ham and mushroom omelettes, 1 slice of whole wheat bread with a thin layer of butter. Lunch: 1 prawn salad, 1 large piece of whole wheat bread. Dinner: grilled chicken, 1 serving of cooked legumes, 60g of cooked rice, sugar-free jelly with 1 tablespoon of cream. Day 3 Breakfast: 2 poached eggs, 2 slices of bacon ham, 1 slice of whole wheat bread. Lunch: mixed salad with various vegetables, 1 slice of roast beef, 1 large piece of whole wheat pancake. Dinner: 1 fried fish, fried broccoli, 60g of cooked rice, sugar-free jelly with 1 tablespoon of cream. Short-term total starvation therapy, also known as "cruel weight loss method", means fasting for 5 to 15 days under the close observation of a doctor. The specific number of days depends on the patient's constitution. During the fasting period, one must rest in bed, avoid strenuous exercise, and try to supplement Moisture and electrolytes, and a certain amount of hypnotics and sedatives can be given if necessary. This method has a definite weight loss effect, but it has many disadvantages. First, some patients may experience orthostatic hypotension, arrhythmia, etc.; second, it is easy to rebound after fasting is lifted, and they must insist on eating low-calorie foods for a long time; third, complications such as hypoglycemia and ketosis are prone to occur. Certain rescue equipment and technical strength must be equipped to implement it, so you should be careful when choosing this method. Editor’s tip: Changshoushan Traditional Chinese Medicine Network is committed to disseminating the Chinese medicine culture of the motherland and providing a free and open Chinese medicine forum, Chinese medicine circle, Chinese medicine health care, Chinese medicine information, Chinese medicine books and Chinese medicine talents interactive communication platform for Chinese medicine practitioners and Chinese medicine enthusiasts. Everyone is welcome to come and participate!