The goal of bariatric surgery is weight reduction by surgically forcing the patient to eat less or reducing the body’s ability to absorb nutrients. Obesity and the associated comorbidities like diabetes and its complications forces the patient to undergo risky and expensive bariatric procedures. Final effect of bariatric surgery the weight reduction is achieved
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When a Type 1 diabetic patient enters pregnancy the requirement of insulin increases due to the added demand on insulin for the foetal growth and development. If there is excess calorie consumption along with increased insulin dose, excess fat deposit associated weight gain can induce insulin resistance and complicates things further. As the insulin demand
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Pregnant women are advised to take more food and gain weight during pregnancy. In the modern world most women enter pregnancy while they are already overweight or obese. During pregnancy physical activity will be reduced, to avoid various pregnancy associated complications. Added food and rest along with pregnancy associated hormonal changes promote excess fat accumulation
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Hypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke and heart attack. Changes in the body composition such as high fat mass to lean mass ratio, high omega 6 to 3 fatty acid ratio, high sodium potassium ratio and low magnesium level in the body due to lifestyle factors are the primary reason for increasing
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High blood pressure affects around 40% of the adult population globally. Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease, vision loss, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. About 90–95% of hypertension are due to lifestyle factors; only the remaining 5–10% of cases are due to an identifiable
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Birth defect /congenital anomalies may result in health problems such as physical disability, intellectual disability, or developmental disability. Severity may vary from mild to severe. They are divided into two main types: structural birth defects in which there is problem with the shape of a body part and functional birth defects in which there
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Infant mortality has reduced with advancement in medical technology but, prematurity associated health problems, birth defects, learning disability. autism etc are increasing. Optimization of couples health before conception and maternal health optimization during pregnancy will help to avoid complications in pregnancy like preterm delivery, diabetes, hypertension etc and ensure better health to baby. Cell
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Complications associated with pregnancy and diseases of mother while carrying will affect the health of the mother and baby negatively, can even lead to death of mother, baby or both. For having a healthy baby, uneventful pregnancy, delivery and postnatal period most important is to enter in pregnancy while the mother is in optimal
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Latest scientific research points out an autoimmune etiology in the pathogenesis of Psoriasis. An autoimmune disease is a condition arising from an abnormal immune response to a normal body part, the patient’s immune system is activated against the body’s own proteins. Nearly any body part can be involved. Often symptoms come and go. Common
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Surgical interventions increase the stress on all body organs including immune system, heart and blood vessels, respiratory system, endocrine glands, intestine, kidney, liver etc. How the body reacts to anaesthetic medications and the surgery itself is unpredictable even in the hands of the best anaesthetist and surgeon. So it is always safer to avoid surgery
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