Gastric balloon: Medically Proven Weight Loss Without Surgery?
Despite the plethora of information out there on weight loss and exercise, many are still misinformed about how to go about shedding some kilos, as evident by the number of crash diets I see. Now, don’t get me wrong — while some effort is still effort, wouldn’t you want to sustain the results of your […]
Gastric Bypass Surgery Singapore: An Effective Weight Loss Solution?
Obesity is a serious condition. Those with obesity often have a series of medical conditions, such as sleep apnea, cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Worldwide, there are about 2.8 million obesity-related deaths every year. At a fundamental level, increasing physical activity and consuming fewer calories would naturally lead to weight loss. But eating behaviour and our […]
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World Obesity Day 2021
Image taken from https://www.worldobesityday.org/ Held on the 4th of March, did you know for this year’s World Obesity Day, the mission is to help people understand the scale and impact of obesity around the world? To date, 800 million people around the world are living with obesity (that’s almost 130 times the population of Singapore) and […]
Scale-ing The Heights In Obesity Management
Dr Ganesh was honoured to be given the opportunity to share at the Lunch Symposium by Medtronic and Novo Nordisk on “SCALE-ing the Heights in Obesity Management.” Obesity has been a global epidemic recognised by WHO with over 300 million people estimated to be obese. This worldwide epidemic is also one of the leading causes […]
What Is Metabolic Syndrome?
It is a cluster of conditions, increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. These occur together, causing an increase in your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Having just one of these conditions does not mean you have metabolic syndrome. However, any of these […]
Bariatric Surgery – How & Why It Works
What Exactly Is Bariatric Surgery? Bariatric surgery is the next progression for people who are severely obese and have a disease linked with obesity, who stayed obese after trying all the methods for weight-loss other than surgery. Bariatric surgery causes weight loss by restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold. Most weight loss […]
Intragastric Balloon Procedure: The Non-Surgical Weight Loss Option
Increasing living standards in many of our communities has led to an outbreak of obesity, which is almost assuming epidemic proportions. Not all forms of obesity are amenable to diet and exercise, but one method of weight management that is becoming increasing popular because of its efficacy and non-surgical nature is the intragastric balloon procedure. […]
Post Weight Loss Surgery: Making Lifestyle Changes
Making Lifestyle Changes Whether you’re considering going in for bariatric surgery or you’ve already set the date, it’s important to understand the changes you are going to have to make after the operation in order to keep your weight at a healthy level. No particular kind of bariatric surgery is a silver bullet for weight […]
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