Addressing a press conference on 14 September 2023, Dr Amit Garg, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, shared,“Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the country and its incidence is very high in Punjab. In urban areas, a sedentary lifestyle is another major cause of...
I am 55 years old now. My weight at the time of my marriage in 1986 was 47 kgs. I gradually started gaining weight post my pregnancies and birth of both my sons in the year 1988 and 1990 respectively. In 2015, my weight...
Answering the query regarding How metabolic surgery causes diabetes remission, Dr Amit Garg shared, “After Bariatric Surgery, remission is observed in the days to weeks before any substantial weight loss has occurred. Metabolic surgery cures Type 2 diabetes by causing calorie restriction, hormonal changes such...
Answering the query regarding How metabolic surgery causes diabetes remission, Dr. Amit Garg shared, “After Metabolic surgery, remission is observed in the days to weeks before any substantial weight loss has occurred. Metabolic surgery cures Type 2 diabetes by causing calorie restriction, hormonal changes such...
Dr Amit Garg, Chief Consultant, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali addressing a press conference in Patiala shared regarding new line of treatment for patient suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. He shared, “Till date, diabetes is poorly understood and medical treatment cannot claim a...
Metabolic surgery cures Type 2 diabetes by causing calorie restriction, hormonal changes such as reduced Ghrelin, increased GLP1 and peptide YY. These hormones stimulate beta cells in pancreas to stimulate increased secretion of insulin, provided enough beta cell mass is still present in pancreas. Persistent...
Dr. Amit Garg shared that in addition to weight loss and improved quality of life, there are other reasons a patient and his or her physician may want to think about weight loss surgery. “Increasing evidence shows that it can help reduce a person’s risk...
Addressing a press conference on 24 July 2019, Dr Amit Garg, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, shared “For many obese individuals, Bariatric Surgery provides the most effective long-term solution for weight loss when other methods have failed.” At the press conference many patients who...
Addressing a press conference on 20 July 2019, Dr Amit Garg, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgeon, shared, “Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the country and its incidence is very high in Punjab. In urban areas, sedentary lifestyle is another major cause of obesity. Early prevention...
“For many obese individuals, Bariatric Surgery provides the most effective long-term solution for weight loss when other methods have failed.” The Bariatric program at Fortis Hospital, Mohali is the most comprehensive program in the region which is designed and directed by surgeons who...
