HOW BARIATRIC SURGERY CHANGES FOOD SENSE? Preoperatively a detailed analysis of food intake, volume, likes and dislikes, non veg intake ,snacks etc is taken into account .Appropriate surgery is then suggested. The patient are kept on low-calorie liquid diet preoperatively so that the liver fat reduces and facilitates surgery. Food and taste alterations are well […]

“BEAT THIS SUMMER WITH COOLING FRUITS !!” Summer is the hottest season among the 3 seasons in India. It begins generally in the middle of March and lasts almost until the end of June. The sun-rays become hotter day by day and we begin to get perspiration, body can go into dehydration if we are […]

A Healthy Weight Loss Challenge ! Rakesh Gandhi (name changed) 38 years IT professional with a height 170 cm, weight 110 kg, BMI 38.1 kg/m2, an obese person came to my clinic for natural weight loss in October 2015.His detail history was taken with investigations. He was hypertensive with high thyroid levels and complained of […]

HOW INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON WORKS ? The intragastric balloon takes up area at intervals the abdomen, limiting the number of food a patient will consume at any given meal. to position the balloon, a specially-trained medico uses an associate medical instrument to advance the uninflated balloon through the mouth and down the oesophagus. when the balloon […]