In today’s instantaneous, technologically enabled society, people expect instant gratification while searching for solutions to their issues. These days, many people choose to have their hotel, restaurant, cafeteria, or supermarket deliver their food to them. As a result, they often eat fast food and other calorie-laden treats like soda and candy bars. Less time spent in the kitchen means more indulging in buttered snacks and pastries. Because of this, they frequently use far more energy than is required. The prevalence of obesity among the population has therefore exploded.

This is a global problem, not simply an Indian one. Worldwide, 13% or more of adults are overweight, with 11% or more of men and 15% or more of women classified as obese by the World Health Organization. Moreover, the prevalence of obesity throughout the world doubled between 1975 and 2016, according to the World Health Organization. Things have been getting worse since 2022.

A dangerous and excessive body fat accumulation is what we mean when discussing obesity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the body mass index (BMI) is the parameter used to determine obesity. The body mass index, often known as BMI, is a quick and easy technique to compare the weight of one person to another based on their height. A person’s body mass index (BMI) may be calculated by taking their weight in kilograms and dividing that number by the square of their height in meters. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), underweight is a body mass index (BMI) of less than 18.5. In contrast, the definition of average weight is a BMI that falls anywhere between 18.5 and 24.9. Therefore, if your body mass index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9, you are regarded to have a healthy weight; however, if it is over 30.0, you are obese. There are three basic types of obesity, each of which may be determined by one’s body mass index. An individual is considered to have class 1 obesity if their body mass index (BMI) is between 30.0 and 34.9, class 2 obesity when their BMI is between 35.0 and 39.9, and hazardous class 3 obesity when their BMI is greater than or equal to 40.0.

Consuming a diet rich in calories and fat consistently is the primary contributor to obesity. These eating habits result in an imbalance between calorie intake and calories burned. It is wishful thinking to believe that consuming foods heavy in fat and sugar is the only way to satiate one’s hunger. They find that foods with excess sugar left as table sugar have a flavor that appeals to them. Many processed foods, morning cereals, and flavored yogurts include extra free sugars. Some examples of these foods include You shouldn’t eat them despite having a delicious flavor. Honey, syrups, and fruit juices are all naturally occurring foods containing this potentially hazardous type of sugar. As a result, we should reduce the amount of these things we consume. One of the primary causes of the current epidemic of obesity is the widespread practice of doing nothing but sitting about all day. People are becoming increasingly reliant on machines to carry out their day-to-day activities. Because of this, they need to be more energized to put in any genuine effort when working. The idea of breaking a sweat is less tempting than the possibility of eating some sweets, so I’ll take the candy. The proliferation of different modes of transportation, the changing nature of work due to advances in technology, and the growth of urban areas are some factors that have contributed to an increase in the amount of fat stored excessively throughout the human body. Other factors contributing to this phenomenon include the expansion of metropolitan areas. The systemic effects of obesity include cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, and stroke, among others. It is also known to cause cancer of the bowels. Obesity of the Class 3 kind is associated with many unfavorable effects, such as a shorter life expectancy, lower vigor, increased weakness, an unpleasant body odor, and a diminished willingness to engage in sexual activity. There are approximately 2.8 million fatalities that can be attributable to morbid obesity every single year. The prevalence of obesity is a significant health concern in India.

There has been a recent uptick in the popularity of bariatric surgery due to the limited long-term efficacy of behavioral and pharmaceutical therapy in treating extreme obesity. Patients are more likely to have a positive outcome after bariatric surgery if they are evaluated, treated, monitored, and assessed by a team of professionals before and after the procedure. The assumption that obese people may lose weight by “eating less and exercising more” is unfounded and unsupported by the scientific literature, yet it is widely believed. Therefore, patients at high risk of morbidity and death due to the consequences of obesity and who have not lost enough weight after lifestyle and medicinal therapy should be evaluated for bariatric surgery. Assessment, treatment, monitoring, and evaluation by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals before and during bariatric surgery increases the likelihood of positive outcomes. Family doctors should consult with the other members of the patient’s interdisciplinary care team to improve and monitor the health of patients who have undergone bariatric surgery.

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Going under the knife is certainly not a walk in the park. Bariatric procedures are more complicated than they are commonly perceived. In addition, each bariatric procedure is different and may not bode well with every patient.
The most popular bariatric procedures are Sleep Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass. Sleeve gastrectomy is less invasive than other weight loss surgeries since just the stomach is altered. Stomach reduction surgery entails cutting off some of the guts to get this effect.
During gastric bypass, the stomach is disconnected from the esophagus, and the small intestine is linked directly. This means that the stomach is no longer receiving food but rather is linked to the gut to secrete digestive juices for the intestine. The kind of bariatric procedures that patients go through must align well with their lifestyle and other associated factors.

Antrang to the rescue
If you are thinking of bariatric procedures and breakthrough the shackles of obesity, who better consult with the practitioners and surgeons at Antrang Hospital – the only Gastroenterology specialty Hospital in Maharashtra?
The Symbiosis of different specialist practitioners at the hospital work to give their patients the best treatment via state-of-the-art technology and ensure their optimum recovery with 360 care.