Only this time instead of pinpricks, a short laser impulse is used. At VLCC we treat obesity as a disease. We say there are a host of other factors that determine obesity. Any weight loss program should bear that in mind. We first try to ascertain the factors affecting the excess proportion of body fat such as medical status, age, gender, level of energy balance, composition of diet, levels of physical activity, alchoholism, smoking, etc.
Obesity reflects the disordered energy balance.
BMR is the number of calories acquired by the body to carry out the essential functions like digestion, circulation, respiration, etc. which varies from person to person. We work on the principle of cutting down on calorie consumption or increasing calorie expenditure to create what we call a negative calorie balance. With dietary management we plan the diet by supplying five calories per day less energy than the requirement for existing weight maintenance. As physical activity we recommend walking for a period of 30 minutes at a level between 70-80 percent of maximum oxygen uptake capacity. FDS is based on the principal of raising the BMR through the rise of body temperature.