The obesity syndrome

A lot has been said about Obesity,but fat continues to baffle scientists even today.We have the following available options to lose fat.Every doctor will tell you that Obesity will lead you to diabetes and Hypertension,heart disease and many other untold horrors.In reality you will find this to be true.By the time you reach this stage you are desparate for a cure.So for those of you who have not yet reached the stage of developing co-morbidities mentioned above,now is the time to wake up.For those of us who already have these problems it is never too late.
So what are the options we have?

Diet, exercise, counseling, plus Weight loss drugs.
Conventional dietary and exercise therapy with lifestyle counseling.

We have all tried hitting the gym, and eating salad and soup.There is some weight loss to being with.After a while it slows down and then completely stops.At this point you are just about fedup of your healthy diet and heavy exercise programme.Somebody will point you towards weight loss drugs,which come with their own set of side effects.
Probably the only sensible thing that we hear of is a Lifestyle change.But that is easier said than done and takes a lot of courage,perseverance,and determination.
So where does that leave an Obese person.Does an Obese person have any other option,than resort to personality changes which require tremendous will power.
After going through every possible beaten path I came across what i consider the only long standing solution to the weight problem.
Bariatric Surgery which is now also known as Metabolic and Obesity Surgery.
Surgery conjures up images of being cut up and exposed to grave danger and it is only natural that it strikes terror in the heart when a supposedly normal individual imagines going under the scalpel.Before we understand more about Bariatric surgery we must know more about food habits and lifestyle changes.We will also look at whether Bariatric surgery is for everybody.You need to be motivated to have surgery too.So are you ready for that yet!More on this in my next post.Till then keep the faith.