Uncategorized

MUGIS 2022: Moving towards a more holistic weight loss procedure Credit: Malaysian Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society Recently, MUGIS 2022 (Malaysian Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society) was held in Johor on October 8th and 9th, 2022. The purpose of the MUGIS congress is to provide updates on recent developments in the field of UGI surgery, encourage local …

MUGIS 2022: Moving towards a more holistic weight loss procedure Read More »

A New Holistic Approach to Weight Loss in Malaysia “Are you on a diet?” “You should try to lose some weight.” “Take care of your health.” These are questions and statements often heard by an overweight or obese person. A number of Malaysians are either overweight or obese and the numbers seem to be climbing …

A New Holistic Approach to Weight Loss in Malaysia Read More »

Infertility Due to Obesity According to the International Obesity Task Force, around 1.1 billion adults worldwide are overweight. At the same time, around 312 million people are categorized as obese. The World Health Organization (WHO) differentiates overweight and obese individuals based on their Body Mass Index (BMI). A BMI of greater than or equal to …

Infertility Due to Obesity Read More »

How to Stop Your Christmas Weight Gain when You are already Obese Source: Sassy Mama Christmas is one of the most anticipated holidays all over the world. At its core, Christmas is an annual religious festivity among Christians and Catholics, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. However, throughout the years the holiday has become a …

How to Stop Your Christmas Weight Gain when You are already Obese Read More »

Diabetes that You Don’t See Everyday Diabetes is one of the most common metabolic disorders around the world, including in Asia. However, despite being very common, there are still misconceptions and a lack of awareness about different aspects of the condition. Considering that the numbers of diabetes cases seem to reduce over the years, there …

Diabetes that You Don’t See Everyday Read More »

Patient Event: Swallowable balloon with Columbia Asia Bukit Rimau Obesity is a pandemic too! Health is wealth. That is undeniably true. A lot of us say this but do we really mean it? As we grow older, our health becomes our main priority, as it should. Obesity has become more common in people who have …

Patient Event: Swallowable balloon with Columbia Asia Bukit Rimau Read More »

How to Control Your Weight for Diwali Snacks 2021 As we are approaching the end of 2021, everyone is starting to get into a festive mood. Of course, it is primarily because the Christmas season is only a month away. With that said, even before the holiday season begins, there are still more festivities in …

How to Control Your Weight for Diwali Snacks 2021 Read More »

Common Questions on Gastric Sleeve in Singapore with Dr Ganesh Ramalingam Obesity and weight problems have been considered an epidemic for many years now. Countries like Singapore do not escape the problem. In the past years, the continuously growing number of obesity rates in the nation, across all age groups, can be deemed concerning. These …

Common Questions on Gastric Sleeve in Singapore with Dr Ganesh Ramalingam Read More »

Obesity in Singapore with Dr. Ganesh Ramalingam Like malnutrition, obesity is not a common issue in all parts of the world, including Singapore. It has been a health issue that keeps on increasing every year. Obesity is more than being overweight. Even though both terms are identified as a weight-related health problem or having too …

Obesity in Singapore with Dr. Ganesh Ramalingam Read More »

Does Obesity Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women? Obesity and being overweight comes with a lot of health risks. One of the conditions associated with excessive weight, especially among women, is breast cancer. Even though there is not enough data on what causes the condition, obesity is said to increase the risk of …

Does Obesity Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women? Read More »