Bariatric Surgery Risks and Rewards
Bariatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery that is involved with weight loss through different manipulations. It has been an efficient way for long-term management of weight loss after you have tried weight loss and dietary control through effective methods.
Bariatric Surgery FAQs
Some of the commonly asked queries related to bariatric surgery by bariatric patients or potential ones are answered as follows: How will bariatric surgery help me lose weight? There are two basic types of weight loss surgery—restrictive and malabsorptive surgeries. In restrictive
Life after Bariatric Surgery
With the surge in prevalence of obesity in the 21st century, the option of successful bariatric surgery for weight loss has rapidly gained popularity. Bariatric surgery is a gastric sleeve or a bypass surgery that involves operating on the stomach
Prevention of Obesity in Children and Teenagers
Obesity is now a disease that plagues millions of people around the world. It continues to affect ever increasing numbers of children, teens and adults. Research conducted by WHO shows that obesity rates among children globally have doubled since 1980
The Relationship Between Cancer and Obesity
In today’s age obesity has been declared an epidemic by WHO (World Health Organization). As cases of obesity rise, so does the risk of cancer associated with obesity. Hence, all the data and evidence is linking cancer with obesity delves
The benefits of eating a healthy diet
INTRODUCTION It is a commonly heard saying: You are what you eat. You are healthy if you eat healthy and vice versa. A healthy diet enables you to maintain a good body structure and weight. It also prevents many common non-communicable
Obesity and Infertility
INTRODUCTION Infertility, or subfertility (delay in conceiving), is a clinical condition characterized by diminished ability to reproduce and produce offspring. Subfertitiliy is a common condition referred to in clinics. However, it is hard to pin down its source. There are numbers
Sleep Apnea and Obesity
INTRODUCTION A healthy lifestyle requires a night of good and sound sleep, allowing one to wake up fresh and energetic the next day. After a disturbed sleep, a person remains fatigued and is not able to enjoy his whole day. Therefore,
Obesity and the Coronavirus
INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 is an on-going pandemic for one year. The whole world has been shut down. This pandemic has affected millions of people globally since its origin in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The Coronavirus disease 2019, commonly called COVID-19, is
Obesity and Diabetes
INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a familiar term easily understandable by the common man because its incidence has increased during the 21st century. In 2000, the incidence of diabetes worldwide was 171 million. Studies by WHO estimate that these numbers are set to