DITCH THE FIZZ- BUT DON’T GET HOOKED ONTO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Author- Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Mumbai As I stood in the queues for grocery during the lockdown, I have been a witness to people buying crates and crates of fizzy drinks. Well, it comes as no surprise as sugar is said to have addictive properties and I come across many people

Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting- ONLINE SGM date: 17th of May 2020 Timing: 4-5:30 pm, Online on Google Meet Theme: Quarantine Stories   After a very successful 1st online support group meeting we just couldn’t wait to host the next one. It’s a great way to follow up and ensure that all is well with

Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting- ONLINE Date: 20th April 2020 Online on Zoom Theme: “Physical activity during lockdown” Amid the Corona virus scare and lockdown, it was our first attempt to organise an online support group meeting online. This meeting had the highest participation and patients joined in from across the country. Patients discussed about

Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting Date: 8th February 2020 Venue: Currae Speciality Hospital, Thane Theme: “Fall in love with fitness”   It started with a round of introduction after which all our patients shared their post bariatric surgery experiences and spoke about how their weight loss journey has been so far. We organised a couple

Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting Date- December 2018 Venue- Currae Hospital Thane Theme- Goal setting  

Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting 4th of May 2019  Venue: Namaha Hospital Theme: Innovative ways of incorporating proteins (Recipe demonstration) Our dieticians Ms. MiloniSanchetiand Ms. Mariam Lakdawala planned few easy to prepare recipes using good quality carbohydrates like oat flakes and maize granules. They demonstrated enriching these recipes with protein by adding unflavoured protein powder.

Bariatric Surgery Support Group Meeting 28th April 2018 Venue: Apollo Spectra Chembur Theme: Goal setting One of the most difficult post-operative challenge after bariatric surgery is – Setting realistic goals! The ultimate goal of each patient is to achieve the expected weight loss in the first two years post bariatric surgery. Sometimes patients may have

Bariatric Surgery 17th, December 2017 Venue: Global Hospital, Parel Theme: Self-care People suffering from obesity often tend to have issues with body image. Moreover the society adds fuel to the fire by addressing these people with terms like “fat”, “unfit”, “lazy”, etc. Such negative terms most of the time compel them to become negative about