Insta-sculpt organises seminar on obesity
KUWAIT CITY, April 6: Insta-sculpt, a leading centre for obesity management, recently organized an informative seminar on ‘Obesity and Lifestyle Modification’ at the Kuwait Medical Association hall. The seminar was given by the Founder and Director of Insta-sculpt, Dr Manjiri Puranik.
The chief guest for the event was H.E. Sunil Jain, Ambassador of India to Kuwait. Other distinguished guests included, Dr Mehdi Al Musawi, Consultant Physician for asthma and allergies, and Chairman of Al Fanar Clinic and Dr Khalil Yousifi, Consultant Physician for Family Medicine and Director of Al Fanar Clinic.
In his speech at the inauguration of the seminar, Ambassador Jain highlighted the need for diet programs to be safe, healthy and realistic, without having to starve people. He added that diets should be about eating healthy while enjoying food.
Beginning her seminar, Dr Puranik defined obesity and pointed out that Kuwait was ranked second worldwide in terms of obesity. Saying that there were various causes for obesity, ranging from genetic to hormonal and in many cases behavioural, she went on to note that obesity affected both psychological and physical health of individuals.
She also explained how most of modern-day diseases such as diabetes, coronary diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction, and depression are caused or initiated by obesity. Moving on to discussing the different methods used for fat reduction, Dr Purnaik clarified that effective obesity and weight reduction treatments should incorporate behavioural changes such as diet modification, regular exercise and relaxation techniques such as yoga.
Adding that in the last ten years, new technologies have played a significant role in obesity management, Dr Puranik said that in her clinic they use the advanced ultrasonic lipolysis method. “In this method, the patient does not undergo any surgery, feels no pain, has no side-effects and requires no recovery time. Patients have been known to lose as much as 7.5cm in waist measurement through one session using this technology,” she noted.
The seminar was followed by a lively Q&A session during which Dr Puranik reiterated that the any obesity treatment should be supplemented with diet management and regular exercise. She also recommended that people should drink at least two liters of water daily. She concluded the seminar by advising the audience to enjoy a healthy life full of peace, giving and love and exhorted them to “add life to years, not years to life. The program also attended by Nita Bhatkar and visiting guest from India M.D. Nalappad, Dr N.P. Hafiz Mohamed and other dignitaries from various fields.