High calorie and fat diet of Punjabi culture are one of the main reasons for obesity among the Punjab population. Obesity in Punjab has increased to multifold because of the additional sedentary lifestyle along with high-calorie diet. Increase in screen watch time has gone up...
Obesity and diabetes are often mentioned in the same breath and the medical fraternity has been trying to find a single stone to kill both for a decade. Some seem to have found an answer by integrating Bariatric surgery with Diabetology. Several studies have been done...
The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most popular weight loss surgery in the world today. It’s a very powerful surgery for sustained weight loss. A vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) is a minimally invasive procedure during which the size of your stomach is reduced to three...
With the increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis knees, infertility, and cancers, more and more people are opting for Bariatric surgery as its the only treatment which has proven to be the only long-term solution to treat Morbid obesity. The increased acceptability of Bariatric...
Diabetes is also known as sugar disease, which is known to mankind for many decades. The food we eat is broken down to glucose by our body and this glucose needs insulin to enter the body cells where it will be utilized to produce energy....
The rising incidence of worldwide obesity and lifestyle disorders has led to a multifold increase in the health care burden. Obesity has proven to have a strong association with Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity hyperventilation syndrome, infertility, and cancer. Truncal obesity, which is common In...
CODSILS – Advanced Centre for Obesity, Diabetes & Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, Mohali organised an obesity and diabetes support group meeting on Wednesday, 25 May 2022. The Obesity & Diabetes Support Group Meeting was initiated by Dr Amit Garg, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon...
In India, one out of five women suffer from a hormonal disorder known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a condition that can present itself in different ways. Younger women may suffer from irregular periods, have hirsutism (unwanted hair growth especially on face) and...
I am 55 years old now. My weight at the time of my marriage in 1986 was 47 kgs. I gradually started gaining weight post my pregnancies and birth of both my sons in the year 1988 and 1990 respectively. In 2015, my weight...
Answering the query regarding How metabolic surgery causes diabetes remission, Dr Amit Garg shared, “After Bariatric Surgery, remission is observed in the days to weeks before any substantial weight loss has occurred. Metabolic surgery cures Type 2 diabetes by causing calorie restriction, hormonal changes such...
