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LivLife ends 3-month weight loss challenge, plans national push
LivLife Hospitals has wrapped up India's largest three-month weight loss challenge, with thousands of participants from corporate offices, banks and educational institutions shedding 15-18 kg each, the hospital announced. The initiative was…
The Story in Brief
LivLife Hospitals has wrapped up India's largest three-month weight loss challenge, with thousands of participants from corporate offices, banks and educational institutions shedding 15-18 kg each, the hospital announced. The initiative was led by Dr Nandakishore Dukkipati, MD of LivLife and President-Elect of the Obesity Surgery Society of India, with support from Dr Nadeemuddin and Professor Adrian Kennedy.
At the grand finale, Padma Shri Dr Vijayanand Reddy praised the programme as a genuine community health movement without any commercial motive. Encouraged by the response, LivLife now plans to take the challenge nationwide, aiming to tackle lifestyle diseases on a larger scale.
The Indian Opinion
The feel-good story of thousands losing 15-18 kg without commercial motive is rare enough to raise eyebrows. Many private health drives have started as philanthropy and ended as data mines or subscription traps. LivLife's claim that its nationwide expansion will maintain the same spirit needs independent verification. Will the follow-up programme track participants' long-term health outcomes? And will the hospital disclose its funding model? Those numbers will tell us whether this is a genuine community movement or a clever brand-building exercise.
Source: thehansindia.com
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