Sunchonhyang University Seoul Hospital's Kim Sanghyun, Director of the Severe Obesity Surgery Center, Co-Wins Master Chef of Obesity Treatment at the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

Professor Kim Sang-hyun of the Severe Obesity Surgery Center at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, who participated in the 'Master Chef' held at the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders conference.
[Photo by Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital announced on the 2nd that Professor Kim Sanghyun of the Center for Bariatric Surgery recently participated in the 'Master Chef (Bariatric Master Chef)' held during the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) conference and won joint first place.

In this competition, which determines the best cooking skills among bariatric surgery professionals, Professor Kim presented a high-protein egg gimbap. Among about 20 recipes, two final recipes were selected to compete in the final round for 30 minutes.

IFSO is an organization that includes not only surgeons performing bariatric surgery but also nutritionists, coordinators, exercise therapists, and internists, making it the largest society related to bariatric and metabolic surgery. Together with the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO), it produces a cookbook annually for the treatment of obesity and related comorbidities.

Professor Kim said, “Until now, Korean recipes had never been included in this cookbook, so I consider it a great honor to have widely promoted Korea through this contest.” He added, “In addition to the high-protein egg gimbap I presented, five recipes including angel hair japchae and soy milk tofu spaghetti were included in the cookbook. I would like to express my special gratitude to the hospital nutrition team who generously supported sharing and challenging these excellent recipes.”

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