What does it really take to maintain a healthy weight? A bariatric surgeon shares his insights.
The average Singaporean today is 3kg heavier than he was 15 years ago. That’s sobering news from a study published by the Health Promotion Board last year, made more alarming by the fact that obesity rates could hit 15 percent in six or seven years. That’s where people like Dr Ganesh Ramalingam come in. As a surgeon specialising in gastrointestinal, bariatric, advanced laparoscopy and endoscopic surgery, his mission in life is to help patients shed pounds so they not only look better, but feel better, too.
SO WHAT’S THE FIRST STEP?
The first thing I always tell my patients is that they need to change their diet and lifestyle. While their priority is to lose weight in order to look slimmer and sexier, my priority is to improve their health and build good habits. Exercise accomplishes both: The more you do it, the better you will look and the fitter you will be. So my basic recommendation is to do at least 30 to 40 minutes of continuous aerobic exercise at least three times a week.
WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY’RE TOO BUSY FOR THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT?
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