Weight loss surgery

Exclusive: Planning to undergo surgery to lose weight? Be aware of THESE dangers, it's not a cakewalk!

Losing weight is something that we equate with looking beautiful and increasingly, people are opting for different types of surgeries to shed those extra kilos. Nidhi Mohan Kamal, nutritionist and yoga trainer, shares with us her insights on weight loss surgeries.

Aug 06, 2022, 10:50 AM IST

Weight loss surgery may change your relationship status

Apart from inducing substantial weight loss, bariatric surgery may change your relationship status too, a new study suggests.

Mar 30, 2018, 17:10 PM IST

Weight-loss surgery may cut heart disease risk among adolescents

The study, published in the online journal Pediatrics, was conducted over 242 adolescents who were diagnosed with heart risk factors at the baseline. 

Jan 08, 2018, 18:52 PM IST

Singapore woman dies hours after weight loss surgery in Chennai hospital

Police have registered a case of unnatural death for now.

Nov 10, 2017, 14:17 PM IST

Bariatric surgery may make obese people less prone to cancer

Compared to people who didn’t have bariatric surgery, patients who did were 33 percent less likely to develop any type of cancer during the study. 

Oct 07, 2017, 17:59 PM IST

Is weight loss surgery safe? Chennai woman loses life while undergoing treatment

A 46-year-old woman from Chennai lost her life in the process of losing weight which reportedly was about 160 kilos.

Sep 24, 2017, 11:41 AM IST

India sees surge in obesity, carries out more than 100 bariatric surgeries a day: Report

According to Lancet study, India is the third most obese country with one in every five Indian diagnosed with such issue.

Jul 26, 2017, 13:44 PM IST

Eman Ahmed, once dubbed as world’s heaviest woman, can now sit and eat on her own

Doctors treating the 36-year-old at Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi, have said that she is set to undergo a series of weight-reduction surgeries after Eid.

Jun 24, 2017, 22:38 PM IST

Eman Ahmed healing faster than planned; can now play with ball, open bottle - Watch video

Egyptian Eman Ahmed, who was once believed to be the heaviest woman in the world, is on the road to recovery and that too swiftly.

Jun 07, 2017, 18:35 PM IST

Eman Ahmed, once world's heaviest woman, eats food by herself for first time in 25 years

The other good news is that Eman is taking currently and for the last two days, half of her meal by herself.

May 29, 2017, 12:01 PM IST

Indonesian boy weighing 30 stone after cola and noodle addiction undergoes successful bariatric surgery

Arya, used to eat five meals a day that consisted of rice, meat, fish, cola and five packets of instant noodles, leading to drastic weight gain.

May 24, 2017, 13:55 PM IST

After Eman Ahmed, world's heaviest man Juan Pedro Franco undergoes successful weight loss surgery in Mexico

Franco, who at one point weighed almost 600 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds), is being closely monitored by doctors following his weight loss surgery.

May 10, 2017, 12:59 PM IST

Eman Ahmed will not undergo weight loss surgery for now – This is how she'll be treated in UAE

The Egyptian woman once considered the world's heaviest is now being treated by a team of 20 doctors and specialists in Abu Dhabi.

May 09, 2017, 14:09 PM IST

'Heaviest woman' Eman Ahmed battling multiple conditions in UAE, may take at least a year to recover

Doctors at Burjeel Hospital say Eman, who left India last week in a chaotic manner, is also suffering from a 'cardiac issue', thyroid imbalance, poor kidney and liver function, COPD and infected bed sores, apart from her severe obesity. 

May 08, 2017, 10:34 AM IST

Eman Ahmed's doctor Dr Muffazal Lakdawala – A victim or a hero?

Today, Eman weighs 176kgs (down 324 kgs) and is like any other obese person.

May 05, 2017, 13:02 PM IST

'World's heaviest woman' Eman Ahmed reaches Abu Dhabi, admitted in Burjeel Hospital for further treatment

She will now begin a year-long course of physiotherapy at VPS Burjeel hospital in Abu Dhabi, her doctors in Mumbai said.

May 05, 2017, 08:41 AM IST

At 170kg, Eman Ahmed, once world's heaviest woman, leaves India for Abu Dhabi

At 170kg, Eman, once known as the world's heaviest woman, is now lighter by over 350kg following her treatment at the Saifee hospital in Mumbai. 

May 04, 2017, 09:03 AM IST

Saifee hospital doctor slams Shobhaa De for her column on Eman Amhed's weight loss row

In her column, De had called Dr Muzaffal Lakdawalla a media-savvy, photogenic bariatric surgeon on behalf of the Saifee team.

May 03, 2017, 12:10 PM IST

Eman Ahmed, once world's heaviest woman, to leave on Thursday - Know how she'll travel from Mumbai to UAE

Sources now said that Eman will be shifted to Abu Dhabi-based Burjeel Hospital on Thursday.

May 03, 2017, 10:21 AM IST

When singers Roop Kumar Rathod, wife Sonali sang for Eman Ahmed to cheer her up

The couple also sang for the Egyptian woman, once considered to be the ‘world’s heaviest woman’ until she arrived in Mumbai in February for her treatment.

May 02, 2017, 10:18 AM IST