Liposuction – Post Surgery Fat Gain

Rising signs of obesity are making people very conscious and prompting them to take not so healthy steps to deal with the extra fat.  People have a tendency to gravitate towards all the possible shortcuts to get what they want. Hence Liposuction is gaining popularity as the quickest mean to lose fat from the problem areas. Through this procedure fat is sucked from your problem areas and leaving it look deflated. Many men and women are readily going for liposuction which is the fastest way out without altering the lifestyle naturally and losing fat by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But is liposuction a healthy option for fat loss.

Researchers at University of Colorado found in a study on the effect of post surgery liposuction, that the fat suctioned out had returned on the body but at different places like arms, shoulders, back etc. The process of liposuction surgically destroys the fat cell web from that area but the body instead compensates it by growing it on other body areas later. The study said that people who underwent liposuction of a area gained that fat again a year later at a different part.

Whenever the body loses fat cells new one replace it. But during liposuction the fishnet of that area is removed and very less fat cells remain. If your lifestyle routine and habits are not managed in a healthy pattern then fat would increase on other parts of the body. So it is important to manage your eating habits and exercise religiously to maintain that fat loss otherwise it will reappear on your body at different parts. When large amounts of fat are removed it leaves dents and marks on the body. There are limitations to getting a liposuction done. A person has to be above 18 years and certain health conditions are required to undergo it. Also one cannot undergo a tummy and abdomen liposuction together due to the repercussions.

Losing the entire body fat is difficult with liposuction and the chances of regaining the fat is more with it especially at different body parts. But its possible to lose fat from all your problem areas at once and keep it off for a longer duration by just adjusting your lifestyle. The lifestyle shift is nothing but eating healthy and exercising enough. Even if you were to compare the price points its cheaper to consult a professional for diet & exercise programs than go to liposuction specialist. Liposuction is an invasive surgery where the person is required to be admitted for atleast 2-3 days for the procedure. Besides Liposuction comes with a lot of side effects like sagging skin, lack of shape on the body part operated and post recovery period.

Next time excess fat on the body is troubling you before you consider going under the knife consult a professional weight loss company. It can be the best decision you make for living a healthy life.

Manage Menopause Weight Gain

Weight gain during menopause is a big concern for women. The menopausal phase triggers changes in body shape resulting on an average weight gain of about  5-10 kg. This weight is primarily  hormone related and has a direct impact on appetite, metabolism, and fat storage.  Therefore controlling weight during this time becomes extremely difficult due to fluctuating estrogen, testosterone, and androgen levels. These added kilos further aggravate depression and anxiety which in turns can bring on the hot flashes and disturbed sleep.

Estrogen plays a big role in menopausal weight gain especially as the estrogen levels decline with age as the body stops ovulating. Due to the decrease in estrogen levels produced by the ovaries, body searches for other sources to substitute the shortage of estrogen in the body. Meanwhile fat cells in our body have the natural capability to produce estrogen, hence the body starts restoring to these cells  to convert calories into fat to increase estrogen levels. Unfortunately fat cells don’t burn calories the way muscle cells do, which causes this unwanted Read more

Why lose weight- 5 reasons

Most people start a weight loss plan for aesthetic reasons to look good. But beyond that, excess weight is literally a menace to your health. Besides making you fat, large amounts of fatty deposits can cause havoc on your body’s internal systems.

By Indian government obesity guidelines, People who are Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater are clinically termed obese & have a much higher risk for many major illnesses. This is due to a genetic Indian risk of diabetes & heart disease. For most of us, obesity sounds like something foreign, but to be over a BMI of 25, is for example, anyone with a height of 5 feet and weighing over 58.2 kg, 5 feet 6 inches & weighing over 70.5 kg, or 6 feet tall and weighing over 83.6 kg.

Check the table below to see if you fall into the obese category. The height is in inches, the weight is in lbs.

Surprisingly, many people fall into the high risk category. Here are few reasons why you definitely have to lose weight: Read more

Are you obese? New Indian obesity guidelines here

Studies predict that India will be the global diabetes capital by 2050 if the abdominal and lower limb obesity and metabolic syndrome are not arrested. Alarmed by reports, the Health Ministry has reduced the cut-off for body mass index (BMI) to 23 kg/m2 to fight the battle against obesity. If your BMI is over 23 kg/m2, then you are considered obese. The global standard for BMI is 25 kg/m2. So, someone considered not-obese by most international standards, might be obese in India!

BMI is the ratio of the body weight in kg versus height in m2. Understand how to find your BMI here. We think its wrong to judge obesity by BMI- read here to understand why.

The guidelines were released jointly by the Health Ministry, the Diabetes Foundation of India, the All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research, the National Institute of Nutrition and 20 other health organisations- Those with BMI of 25 kg/m2 will be clinically termed obese (as opposed to 30 kg/m2 at the international level) and those with BMI of 32.5 kg/m2 will require bariatric surgery to eliminate excess flab.

Along with the BMI guidelines, they have also released guidelines cut-offs for waist measurement at 90 cm for Indian men (as opposed to 102 cm globally) and 80 cm for Indian women (as opposed to 88 cm at the international level).

“The Indian body composition puts them in high risk for diabetes and hypertension (read more here). The guidelines—with revised statistics—will benefit the additional 15-20 per cent (60-80 million) of the Indian population who can now be clinically termed obese under the revised measurements,” Anoop Mishra, director and head, department of diabetes and metabolic diseases, Fortis Hospitals, New Delhi and Noida, said releasing the guidelines.

The study says one in every three Indians has high triglyceride (bad cholesterol) levels and 30-70 per cent has low levels of HDL (good cholesterol). For every 10 extra kilograms above the stipulated body weight (measured according to height), life expectancy of a person reduces by three years- the report said.

By the new obesity guidelines, every second person in Delhi fulfills the criteria of obesity or has excess abdominal fat and nearly one-fourth of the adolescent population in the capital has Syndrome X or metabolic syndrome, that heralds the onset of heart diseases and diabetes.

So, what are planning to do, to avoid obesity?

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Family stress may raise obesity risk in children

Living in a stressful household may raise obesity risk among children, according to a study on families in Sweden. It found that children aged 5-6 years living in stressful households had the twice the risk of obesity, as compared to those in low stress households.

The family stressors were a number of various factors- ranging from parenting difficulties, spouse relationship issues, lack of social support to other life events such as family accidents, illnesses, death, divorce, unemployment and exposure to violence, as reported by Reuters Health.

In India, regardless of these factors, we are seeing more cases of childhood obesity. Its important for parents to ensure that kids get enough physical activity and don’t over consume junk food. The Indian diet is high in carbohydrates, and as we move up the financial order of society, so does the consumption of unhealthy food in our diet.

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