Apollo Hospitals, a pioneer in providing quality healthcare, inaugurated the ‘Weight Loss Clinic’ at the Bannerghatta hospital today, an aim to provide holistic healthcare for patients dealing with obesity & metabolic syndromes. The inauguration ceremony witnessed the gracious presence of Prem Kumar, Kannada Filmfare Award Winning actor; Dr Umapathy Panyala, CEO-Apollo Hospitals, Karnataka Region along with eminent consultants from the hospital. With a dedicated team of specialists, nursing and support staff, the Weight Loss Clinic is a world class facility and one of the most advanced bariatric centers in the country.
The clinic will offer solutions to reduce excess body weight to improve mobility, improve overall health and tone body shape. Obesity is an excess of the total body fat, which results from caloric intake that exceeds energy usage.
“Morbid obesity if left untreated can lead to life threatening diseases like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea and certain types of cancer. Bariatric surgery is one of the most sustained weight loss techniques compared to other weight loss methods such as dieting. It is a very safe and effective way of losing weight when other techniques have failed”, said Dr Ravishankar Bhat, Senior Consultant, Gastro-Intestinal & Liver Transplant Surgery Department.
The Weight Loss Clinic in Bangalore is aiming to cure obesity for the patient’s physiological as well as psychological well-being.
EH News Bureau