Obesity Effects Quality of Life - A Study by 'Aastha Health Care' MUMBAI, July 10, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- In the developed and developing countries, obesity rates are increasing alarmingly, reaching an epidemic level. In 1946, WHO in its constitution defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Thus, the modern concept of health also covers quality of life and health being one of its basic determinants. In all, it is learnt that Quality of Life (QOL) is determined by one's health status. Obesity is a complex, multifactorial, chronic disease developing from interactive influences of numerous factors - social, psychological, behavioural, genetic and metabolic. Obesity also gives the entry to various medical problems like heart diseases, diabetes, osteoarthritis, gall stones, cancer, hypertension, etc. Dr Manish Motwani, who is a leading bariatric surgeon in Mumbai says, "It being a major disease with multiple causes, multiple complications and multiple treatment options; grading the disease becomes important to give the right treatment for the right stage at the right time." Obesity is graded or staged as per the Body Mass Index [http://bit.ly/obesity-bmi ] (BMI) GRADES OF OBESITY: GRADE 1: BMI 25 - 29.9 GRADE 2: BMI 30 - 34.9 GRADE 3: BMI 35 - 39.9 GRADE 4: BMI > 40 (MORBID OBESITY) As BMI rises, health risks rise. For Lower BMI up to 30, diet and lifestyle modification play the key role, but as BMI rises to more than 30, options become limited and Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery or Bariatric Surgery [http://bit.ly/Obesity-BariatricSurgery ] may be the only way out. Today, the world is accustomed to hearing about bariatric surgeries. In the words of a common man, it is a surgery in which the stomach is cut and stapled. This is done so that the person having excessive hunger, curbs his or her hunger pangs because the stomach cannot ingest and digest more. Sounds dreadful, but isn't. Dr Manish Motwani, Bariatric Surgeon at 'Aastha Health Care', says, "Unlike common perception, bariatric surgery is actually a life saving procedure, which not only helps obese patients live a normal and healthy life, but also improves the Quality of Life of the person. Considering the rising incidence of morbid obesity and a parallel rise in the requirement of bariatric surgery, this initiative will surely give a chance to people to lose weight and lead a normal, healthy and disease-free life."
Obesity Effects Quality of Life - A Study by 'Aastha Health Care'
Obesity Effects Quality of Life - A Study by 'Aastha Health Care' MUMBAI, July 10, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- In the developed and developing countries, obesity rates are increasing alarmingly, reaching an epidemic level. In 1946, WHO in its constitution defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity