In this health talk Dietitian, Pallavi Jassal talks about Bariatric Surgery as an option for morbidly obese individuals with Dr. Saurabh Sharma Robotic Bariatric & Laparoscopic Surgery Consultant Fortis Hospital Mohali.
Bariatric surgery (or weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. Obesity is defined as a condition in overweight people who have BMI (Body Mass Index) of more than 30. This value can be calculated by dividing one’s weight in kilograms with a square of height in meters. Weight loss is achieved by creating a negative calorie balance which can either be achieved by restricting one’s caloric intake in the form of food or increasing the caloric expenditure by physical activity or exercise for a sustained period.
In bariatric surgery, the reduced intake of calories can be achieved by reducing the size of the stomach the storage bag of food with a gastric band or through the removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery).
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Dietitian Pallavi Jassal & Dr. Sandeep Jassal
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