On World Anti-Obesity Day, The Quint caught up with Dr Muffazal Lakdawala, a leading Bariatric surgeon, who’s operated on well-known personalities like Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Venkaiah Naidu and choreographer Ganesh Acharya.
He’s spoken at length about who’s obese, how to fight obesity, what to eat, how to exercise and whether one needs to opt for Bariatric surgery.
Here are the 6 important points he made during the discussion:
6 Points You Must Watch:
You can watch the full half-an-hour interview here:
(26 November is the Anti-Obesity Day – an international day to raise awareness around obesity as a public health hazard. This article was originally published on 26 November, 2016 and has been republished from The Quint’s archives.)
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