Obesity (Weight Loss) Treatment

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Obesity (Weight Loss) Treatment
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What is Obesity?

• Obesity is a life-long progressive, life
  threatening condition marked by the excess
  accumulation of body fat, which can significantly
  reduce life expectancy.
• When weight reaches extreme levels, it is
  called MORBID OBESITY and is a chronic condition
  with numerous medical, psychological and social
  consequences.

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• Now you want to know if you are obese or not, and
  this is easy, all you want is to measure your
  weight in Kilograms (kg) and your height in
  meters (m), and then use this formula -

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• This formula will give you your body mass index
  (BMI). The obesity is diagnosed when the (BMI) is
  30 or more. Now look to this table below to know
  more about the (BMI).

BMI Result
Less than 18.5 Under Weight
18.8 24.9 Normal Weight
25 29.9 Over Weight
30 40 Obese
More than 40 Very Obese
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Causes of Obesity

• The balance between calorie intake and energy
  expenditure determines a person's weight. If a
  person eats more calories than he or she burns
  (metabolizes), the person gains weight. The most
  common causes of obesity are -
• Overeating
• Genetics
• Physical inactivity
• Pregnancy
• Lack of Sleep
• Medical Conditions
• A diet high in simple carbohydrates

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How can Obesity affect you?

• Type II Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Hypertension
• Infertility
• Sleep Apnea
• Certain cancers
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Liver and kidney disorders
• Joint Pain/Osteoarthritis/Gout
• Depression and anxiety disorders
• Respiratory disorders
• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease

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Why should consider Weight Loss Surgery?

• Because it works! Surgical treatment for obesity
  is the only treatment that reliably produces
  significant and sustained weight loss. People
  with clinically severe obesity are at great risk
  for developing many associated medical
  conditions. Research has shown that surgical
  treatment results in significant weight loss and
  improvement in most problems associated with
  obesity. Surgical treatment for clinically severe
  obesity has been endorsed by the National
  Institutes of Health, the World Health
  Organization, the American Heart Association, the
  American Dietetic Association, and the American
  Obesity Association.

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What are the outcomes of weight loss surgery?

• Weight loss by any means often results in
  considerable improvement or complete resolution
  of most obesity related medical conditions. The
  degree of improvement is not necessarily related
  to the amount of weight loss. "Improvement"
  refers to a reduced requirement for treatment,
  whereas "complete resolution" implies a cure.
  Dramatic improvement occurs in abnormalities
  associated with diabetes. Within days of surgery,
  fasting blood-sugar levels are normal, blood
  levels of insulin are lower, and most patients
  are able to be discharged without insulin. There
  is also improvement in hypertension, blood
  lipids, and sleep apnea in a large percentage of
  patients.

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How much weight can one expect to lose after
surgery?

• Most patients lose between 50 to 70 percent of
  their excess body weight over about one to one
  and half years. Some reach their ideal weight but
  most don't. Excess body weight is the weight
  above your ideal body weight.

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Can gain the weight back?

• Long-term results after sleeve gastric to my and
  Roux-en-Y gastric bypass have shown that patients
  usually regain less than 15 percent of the weight
  they lost after ten years. However, if you go
  back to your old eating habits and don't exercise
  at all, you might gain more than that.

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Dr. Chirag Thakkar

• Dr. Chirag Thakkar is a gastro-intestinal,
  advanced laparoscopic and obesity surgeon. He is
  the founder director of Adroit Centre for
  Digestive and Obesity Surgery.
• Dr. Chirag did his M.B.B.S. from B. J. Medical
  College, Ahmedabad, followed by his General
  Surgical training (M. S. in General Surgery) at
  Smt. N. H. L. Municipal Medical College,
  Ahmedabad. He then worked as a senior resident in
  the department of gastro-intestinal surgery at V.
  S. Hospital.

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Consult us for Obesity Treatment

• For Appointment Call
• 079-29703438
• Or Visit-
• www.drchiragthakkar.com