Jindger is Asia's youngest patient to undergo bariatric surgery," said city-based laparoscopic and obesity surgeon Dr Mahendra Narwaria who conducted the operation.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a bariatric or weight loss procedure in which the surgeon removes approximately 80 per cent of the stomach, shaping the remaining stomach into a tube or sleeve'. The surgery is done through sophisticated medical instruments and using titanium clips.

Explaining reasons for obesity in young children, he added, "Imbalance in energy intake, junk food, sedentary lifestyle aggravates the problem. Only less than five percent obesity is caused by abnormality like hormonal, genetic and syndromic causes," added Narwaria.

According to him, obesity in children doubles the mortality rate and kids suffer from depression, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes and menstrual disorders in women.

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