Stomach stapling might show results on the surface but it might be more than what you’ve bargained for...
The urge to lose weight, at any cost but hard work, has led surgeons to find out newer ways to cut fat. One of the popular ways is stomach stapling (or gastric bypass), a restrictive technique where the stomach is divided into two parts using a band and staples. The smaller part, the stomach pouch, is an egg-sized pouch that has very little capacity to hold food and therefore, leads to meager eating. A one-centimeter hole runs from the bottom of the pouch through which the contents flow into the other part of the stomach and from there to the intestines.
It takes a lot of guts to play with one’s natural system, and only when one is grossly overweight (Diego Maradona, the football legend, opted for the surgery when he weighed 121 kgs) or if a person is suffering from a compulsive eating disorder, would a person normally get their stomach stapled. But recent research at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden says that women who get their stomachs stapled reduce the risk of cancer by around 40 per cent. Experts are only astounded and confused to find no such benefit for men… But men can be happy since a stomach staple does add at least 10 more years to one’s life span. But, what about the side-effects of getting your stomach stapled? Well, considering cancer is a deadly disease and obesity leads to several other deadly ailments, one would think that the perks of stomach stapling would outweigh the side effects of the procedure used… not all the time though! It has been seen that ‘more than one-third of obese patients who have gastric surgery develop gallstones. Nearly one in three develops nutritional deficiencies. Patients could also be at risk for anemia, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.’ Though diet supplements can help, it’s best to avoid these side-effects.
Another method for losing weight that is being resorted to more commonly is cosmetic surgery (tummy tucks, body lifting etc.) since the treatment is only external. “We are dealing with the skin and mostly its structure, and at the most, you will have a scar which is hidden by the cosmetic surgeon in a way that it’s not obvious and heals really well too,” informs Dr. Ashish Davalbhakta, Cosmetologist at Aesthetics India. Though he talks of specific risks to be understood, he offers a different suggestion for the young who aspire to become a Jessica Alba or a Tara Reid the easy way. “I would tell them that their expectations are too high and they are more likely to be disappointed. One should aspire to be fit with exercise and a proper diet.”
The researches and conclusions in favour of gastric or cosmetic surgeries are not to highlight the possibility of losing weight this way but to, once again, draw attention to the power individuals have in altering their own risk factors. Resorting to these quick surgeries to get rid of the fat that can easily be tackled with is quite a bad idea. In fact, a recent Canadian research says that people who are a little above the normal weight actually live longer than those with normal weight. Not to mention that the underweight or the obese have much shorter life spans! Well, then, may be, it’s time to redefine the benchmark of normal weight...
Swati Hora
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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The urge to lose weight, at any cost but hard work, has led surgeons to find out newer ways to cut fat. One of the popular ways is stomach stapling (or gastric bypass), a restrictive technique where the stomach is divided into two parts using a band and staples. The smaller part, the stomach pouch, is an egg-sized pouch that has very little capacity to hold food and therefore, leads to meager eating. A one-centimeter hole runs from the bottom of the pouch through which the contents flow into the other part of the stomach and from there to the intestines.
It takes a lot of guts to play with one’s natural system, and only when one is grossly overweight (Diego Maradona, the football legend, opted for the surgery when he weighed 121 kgs) or if a person is suffering from a compulsive eating disorder, would a person normally get their stomach stapled. But recent research at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden says that women who get their stomachs stapled reduce the risk of cancer by around 40 per cent. Experts are only astounded and confused to find no such benefit for men… But men can be happy since a stomach staple does add at least 10 more years to one’s life span. But, what about the side-effects of getting your stomach stapled? Well, considering cancer is a deadly disease and obesity leads to several other deadly ailments, one would think that the perks of stomach stapling would outweigh the side effects of the procedure used… not all the time though! It has been seen that ‘more than one-third of obese patients who have gastric surgery develop gallstones. Nearly one in three develops nutritional deficiencies. Patients could also be at risk for anemia, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.’ Though diet supplements can help, it’s best to avoid these side-effects.
Another method for losing weight that is being resorted to more commonly is cosmetic surgery (tummy tucks, body lifting etc.) since the treatment is only external. “We are dealing with the skin and mostly its structure, and at the most, you will have a scar which is hidden by the cosmetic surgeon in a way that it’s not obvious and heals really well too,” informs Dr. Ashish Davalbhakta, Cosmetologist at Aesthetics India. Though he talks of specific risks to be understood, he offers a different suggestion for the young who aspire to become a Jessica Alba or a Tara Reid the easy way. “I would tell them that their expectations are too high and they are more likely to be disappointed. One should aspire to be fit with exercise and a proper diet.”
The researches and conclusions in favour of gastric or cosmetic surgeries are not to highlight the possibility of losing weight this way but to, once again, draw attention to the power individuals have in altering their own risk factors. Resorting to these quick surgeries to get rid of the fat that can easily be tackled with is quite a bad idea. In fact, a recent Canadian research says that people who are a little above the normal weight actually live longer than those with normal weight. Not to mention that the underweight or the obese have much shorter life spans! Well, then, may be, it’s time to redefine the benchmark of normal weight...
Swati Hora
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
IIPM fights meltdown, places 2300 students By Education Mail Bureau
Delhi/ NCR B- Schools get better By Swati Sharma
Event at IIPM
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IIPM set to beat economic slowdown
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