Obesity is one of the significant way of life sicknesses influenced to all individuals paying little heed to age, sex, nationality. Obesity could prompt other medical problems like coronary illness, diabetes, hypertension and malignant growth. Ongoing investigations outline that just about 135 million individuals are influenced by Obesity in India and it is one of the significant danger factors for creating cardiovascular sickness (CVDs). Strangely, the predominance of stoutness is more in individuals who live in urban communities and have high financial status. The Obesity Clinic at Sarvodaya Hospital, Jharkhand offers individual focused treatment for Obesity, the master group contains Dieticians, Endocrinologists and Gastroenterologists.
How obesity can be identified?
The ideal way to measure obesity is by calculating Body mass index (BMI) of a person. BMI is defined as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2). Increased BMI shows high body fatness.
Factors that can lead to obesity are:-
- Increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in fat and sugars
- Decrease in physical activity due to the increasingly sedentary nature of work
- Environmental and societal changes associated with development
- Lack of supportive policies in health, agriculture, environment, food processing and education
- Diseases – Hypothyroidism, Chronic stress, Insomnia & Hypersomnia
- Eating Disorders
- Smoking cessation
- Drugs
Is obesity curable?
Obesity is a reformist and backsliding persistent infection which can be either forestalled or diminished by getting in shape by following a solid dietary example and standard routine of activity.
What are the treatments available for obesity?
The aim of the obesity treatment is to maintain a healthy Body mass index (BMI) to prevent many other diseases associated with obesity. Following a healthy dietary pattern and regular physical activity helps in sustaining overall health.
Physical activity
Doing exercise is a significant piece of heftiness treatment, it very well may be anything from a lively stroll to vigorous activities. You are encouraged to practice somewhere around 5 hours in seven days.
Nutrition Therapy:
At Sarvodaya Hospital, Jharkhand, the dedicated team of Dieticians, Endocrinologists and Gastroenterologists will help you to follow a tailored dietary plan upon conducting a detailed study based on your existing dietary habits, lifestyle, age, body mass index. Nutrition therapy would help you to make healthier choices to keep a good body mass index.
Pharmacotherapy
Drugs like Orlistat, Lorcaserin and Liraglutide are proven to be very effective in managing obesity.
Endoscopic treatments
Your doctor may suggest for Endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies (EBMTs) as a treatment of obesity. There are mainly two options
Gastric balloon placement
An intragastric balloon is kept in the stomach to slow down gastric emptying and leads to feeling of fullness.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG)
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is an option to you if the BMI is 30 or more and other lifestyle modification treatments have failed. ESG is a minimally invasive procedure to facilitate weight-loss, a suturing device is introduced into stomach via throat, sutures are placed in your stomach to make it smaller.
