OBESITY & RISK FACTORS : Dr Manish Khaitan Advanced

Laparscpic S!r"en Ah#eda$ad

Dr Manish Khaitan practicing gastro surgery since last Eight years and he has
been indulged in gastro surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery with
obesity surgery in prestigious hospitals of Ahmedabad.
Obesity is a term used to describe somebody that's very overweight, with a
lot of body fat.
De%nin" $esit&: here are many ways in which a person's health in terms
of their weight can end up being classi!ed, but the most favored method is
body mass inde" #$M%&.
$M% is a measure of whether you're a normal weight for your pea'. (ou can
use your $M% healthy weight calculator to sort out your score.
)or most adults*
+ a $M% involving ,- to ,.. . means you're considered overweight
+ a $M% involving /0 to /.. . means you're considered obese
+ a $M% of forty !ve or above means you're considered severely obese
$M% is not helpful to de!nitively diagnose obesity 1 as those people who are
very muscular sometimes use a high $M%, without e"cess fat 1 but for many
individuals, it can be a helpful indication of whether they usually are
overweight.
A better way of measuring e"cess fat is stomach circumference, and can be
used as a possible additional measure in those people who are overweight
#with a $M% involving ,- to ,.. .& or moderately obese #with the $M% of /0 to
be able to /2. .&.
3enerally, men with a stomach circumference of .2cm or higher and women
with the waist circumference of 40cm or more will probably develop obesity5
related health problems.
Ris's ( )ei"ht pr$*e#s: a'ing steps to tac'le obesity is signi!cant
because, in addition to be able to causing obvious physical improvements, it
can lead to 6uite a few serious and potentially life5threatening problems,
such as*
+ type , diabetes
+ coronary heart disease
+ some types of cancer, such as breast cancer and bowel cancer
+ stro'e
Obesity can also a7ect your wellbeing and lead to internal problems, such as
reduced self5esteem or depression.
Reasns $ehind $esit&: Obesity is generally attributable to consuming
more calories 1 specially those in fatty along with sugary foods 1 than you
melt away through physical activity. he e"cess energy is then stored with
the body as fat.
Obesity is an increasingly common problem, because many modern life
styles often promote eating e"cessive amounts of cheap, high5calorie food
and spending lots of time sitting at des's, in sofas or in cars and truc's.
here are also some underlying health problems that can occasionally bring
about weight gain, such as a possible underactive thyroid gland
#hypothyroidism&, although conditions such as this don8t usually cause
weight e"cess if they are correctly controlled with medication.
Mana"in" $esit&: he best approach to treat obesity is to en9oy a healthy,
reduced5calorie diet in order to e"ercise regularly. o accomplish this you
should*
+ eat the balanced, calorie5controlled diet as recommended from your 3:
or weight loss management physician #such as a dietitian&
+ 9oin a nearby weight loss group
+ ta'e up activities including fast wal'ing, 9ogging, swimming or tennis
for ;-05/00 minutes a wee'
+ eat slowly and prevent situations where you 'now you will be tempted
to overeat
Also you can bene!t from psychological support from a trained healthcare
professional, to help change the way you thin' about food along with eating.
%f lifestyle changes alone don't assist you to lose weight, a medication can be
recommended. %f ta'en e7ectively, this medication wor's by reducing the
number of the fat you process during digestion.
%n rare cases, weight loss surgery can be recommended.
Outloo'
here isn't <6uic' !"< for weight problems. =eight loss programmes patiently
and commitment, but they wor' best when people can easily complete the
programmes fully and they are o7ered advice about maintaining the weight5
loss achieved.
>egularly monitoring weight, setting realistic goals and involving your friends
and family with your attempts to get rid of weight can also aid.
>emember that even burning o7 what seems li'e a tiny bit of weight #such
as /? or higher of your original human body weight&, and maintaining this
for life5long, can signi!cantly reduce your ris' of obesity5related di@culties
li'e diabetes and coronary disease.
Dr Manish Khaitan
M .A. #3en. Aurgery&
)ellow in $ariatric BCAurgery from DA, EAA under Dr. Kelvin Figa, AGAA,
Dalifornia.
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