Fighting Obesity with Weight Loss Surgeries

Opening the doors to several grave diseases, obesity have risen into one of the major health concerns today. With the recent lifestyle and dietary habits bearing much of the blame, the issue of obesity is not to be taken lightly. An increase in heart disease, diabetes, irregular blood pressure and the sort are known to have their roots deep in the obesity factor.
Defined with a BMI (Body Mass Index) above the 30, obesity is not just an aesthetic concern. It is a health disorder caused due to an accumulation excess fat. A well followed diet, regular exercise and a few tweaks in the daily life routines can help control obesity to a great extent. However, in some, these techniques do not bring about a marked or visible change.

Prescription medicines and surgery are alternative solutions to address the obesity concern when the other simpler methods of cure fail.
Causes of obesity
The causes of obesity can be traced back to the genetic, hormonal or behavioural disposition of man. A dietary routine which involves a daily intake of high calorie food with no outlet to spent them is one of the major reasons of excess weight gain. Some disease conditions can also cause obesity due to their influence on the body’s metabolism.
Treatment for obesity
The goal of obesity treatment is to gradually decrease the body weight to help restore the patient’s health and wellbeing. The main treatment regimen includes diet control, exercises, lifestyle changes, prescription medications and weight loss surgeries.
Obesity and its surgeries
Obesity surgery is done when all other measures fails to bring about a difference. The surgeries for weight reduction are commonly called bariatric surgery and involve methods to decrease the intake of food by manipulating the stomach structure and its function. The several types of bariatric surgeries include: -

• Gastric bypass surgery
• Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
• Sleeve gastrectomy
• Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.

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Stay Healthy! Do Not Be A Victim To Obesity!

As the Anti-World Obesity Day falls this November 26th, it's time to get  good awareness about obesity and its consequences in our day-to-day life!  

According to WHO, 1.9 billion adults estimated globally, were overweight and among them 600 million were obese. Overall, about 13% (11% of men and 15% of women) of the world's adult population is caught with the "Obesity Monster". Not only adults but also 42 million children under the age of 5 is found to be overweight or obese.

How can we prevent from getting obese?

    A healthy lifestyle is the only way to prevent it, it includes, regular physical activities, healthy food and all.

• Taking regular exercises,
• Eating Fruits instead of Junk foods
• Drinking plenty of water

Simply these three things can prevent you from obese.

What if you are obese now?

Try to control it with the same things mentioned above and if you can't control it, then go for alternative solutions. But nowadays, there is no method that could give us the expected result.Sometimes it may go worse by giving the opposite effect. Because burning out our extra calories is not enough, we have to ensure that equilibrium or metabolism of the body is maintained. Many weight loss treatments fail in accomplishing this.

But good news is that,today we have a solution to effectively mange and lose our weigh.This is done through an innovative method called bariatric surgery. It not only helps in weight management, but also helps in controlling diabetes.

Dr.Premkumar Balachandran is a prominent gastroenterologist in chennai who specializes in bariatric surgeries.

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