Added Sugars – Cutting Back On All The Extra Sugar Is Not A Bad Idea

Sugar is a number one public enemy in nutrition and diseases these days. We don’t actually need an extra sugar than what is found naturally in whole foods. So cutting back on all added sugar foods is not at all a bad idea.

Believe it or not, if you can’t take out all the added sugars, just by reducing the intake, you will see the benefits. You will also struggle a little, as sugar can truly mess with your brain and act like an addictive substance.

What is a healthy diet and how much should I eat? This is the dilemma of every person on diet. Eating healthy can be easy, tasty and inexpensive if you follow some basic guidelines.

Find out more about what it means to cut out added sugar, where do the come from and how can you avoid them and ways you or your client can make this diet change healthfully and with minimal suffering. Scroll to see the infographic.

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05Aug 2019

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Dr Tejas V Patel

Area of Specialization

Radial angiography and angioplasty (& stenting)
Complex Coronary Interventions like- Rotational Atherectomy, Left Main coronary intervention
FFR Estimation, Coronary imaging – IVUS, OCT
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR / TAVI)
Device closure of ASD, VSD, PDA
Other structural cardiac interventions- BMV, BPV
Peripheral Angioplasty- Renal Angioplasty, Carotid Angioplasty, Limb Angioplasty
Aortic aneurysm / dissection endovascular repair – TEVAR, EVAR
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation & AICD Implantation (Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital, Ahmedabad – June 2015 till date
Assistant Professor in Dept. of Cardiology, Christian Medical College (CMC) & Hospital, Vellore – Sept 2014 to May 2015
Senior Registrar as DM Trainee in Dept. of Cardiology, Christian Medical College (CMC) & Hospital, Vellore – August 2011 to August 2014
Registrar in Dept. of Medicine, M P Shah Medical College and Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, Jamnagar – 2006 to 2009

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Having experience and part of Heart transplantation team at CIMS hospital (only hospital in Gujarat achieved 5 heart transplantation so far) – Did observership at UMPC Presbyterian hospital, Pittsburgh, USA (2016) & Global hospital, Chennai (2015)
Having experience of TAVR cases at CIMS hospital (only hospital in Gujarat has done successful TAVR cases) – certified by Medtronic Academy TAVR program
Have been Faculty & Course Director of Basic & Advanced Echocardiography Course by GE Healthcare Institute (2016 & 2017)
Have done CT coronary angiography course certified by Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography [2016, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi]
Awarded Associated Membership of Asia Pacific Vascular Society (2015)
Having experience for all complex peripheral interventions like TEVAR & EVAR (including fenestrated graft interventions) – trained under Dr George Joseph, CMC, Vellore
Was part of STEMI INDIA program [www.stemiindia.com/]at CMC, Vellore – was actively involved in development of similar program at CIMS hospital
Stood 1st in D.M. (Cardiology) exam held at CMC (2014) -awarded Dr G M Cherian gold medal for "Best Outgoing Student in DM Cardiology"
Selected for zonal round (among top 10) in Torrent Young Scholar Award (TYSA) competition during both M.D. [Mumbai, 2009] and D.M. [Bangalore, 2013]
Stood University 2nd in M.D. (General Medicine) exam held at Saurashtra University (May 2009)

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Born in the historical land of Saurashtra, Dr Patel finished his school education from Junagadh. He completed his MBBS and MD (Medicine) from MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar. He achieved 2nd rank in the Saurashtra University in MD.

Dr Tejas V Patel pursued his super-speciality, DM in Cardiology from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore; which is considered as one of the best medical institutions in India. He was awarded the prestigious “Dr G M Cherian Gold Medal” for ‘Best Outgoing Student in DM Cardiology’. He worked as Assistant Professor in this premier institute, after he finished DM. He spent almost four years at CMC, where he gained extensive experience in clinical, interventional and research work in the field of Cardiology.

Dr. Tejas V. Patel has wide experience of performing coronary angiographies and coronary angioplasties (majority performed through transradial approach). He is also trained for various peripheral vascular interventions including intervention in Takayasu arterities, Aortic aneurysm and dissection (EVAR and TEVAR procedures). Dr. Patel has independently performed various diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures such as percutaneous ASD/VSD/PDA device closure, Balloon Mitral/Pulmonary/Aortic Valvulotomy and cardiac catheterization study with or without oxymetry of various congenital heart diseases.

He has done more than 10,000 transthoracic echocardiography including paediatric echocardiography, Tissue strain/strain rate echo, 3D echo and trans-oesophageal echo (TEE). As per the patients treated by him. He has been rated as one of the best cardiologist in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Dr. Tejas V. Patel has participated in several original research projects and many of his papers have been published at National and International levels in reputed journals including ‘Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC)’. He has also given presentation at various national conferences. He was selected for zonal round (among top 10) in Torrent Young Scholar Award (TYSA) competition during both M.D. [Mumbai, 2009] and D.M. [Bangalore, 2013].

EDUCATION

Training at Seoul, Korea and Hong Kong University for advance technique in Angioplasty and stenting like OCT & FFR
Observership in advance Heart Failure Management and Heart Transplantation at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, USA
DM Cardiology: Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India (between 2011-2014)
MD (Medicine): M P Shah Medical College & Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat (between 2006-2009)
MBBS: M P Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat (between 1998-2004)
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (School): 1996 passed 10th from Carmel Convent School, Junagadh, Gujarat & 1998 passed 12th from Swami Vivekanand High school, Junagadh, Gujarat

Research –Publications & Presentations

Invited as Faculty in India Live 2018 conference at Chennai for presentation in section ‘Meet the Expert – CD presentation’ ; presented- “Simple calcific RCA lesion – Never underestimate”
Invited as Faculty in India Live 2018 conference at Chennai for presentation in section ‘Meet the Expert – CD presentation’ ; presented- “Simple Procedure – Dreaded Complication”
Invited for poster presentation in American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Scientific Session (ACC.16) at Chicago in April 2016. [Subject - Serum Procalcitonin - A Novel Biomarker in ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction to Predict In-hospital and 30days Outcomes]
Invited for case presentation and as a Faculty of the Year at the 21st CardioVascular Summit-TCTAP 2016 hosted by CardioVascular Research Foundation (CVRF) at Seoul, Korea.
Exclusive CO2 angiography and bilateral renal artery stenting in a rare presentation of Takayasu arteritis -selected for challenging case presentation in INDIA LIVE 2015
Co-investigator at CMC in Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) funded MACE PILOT study [Registry on management of acute coronary event (MACE Registry) - Pilot Phase]
Varghese M. J., Patel T. V., George P. V., Pati P. K. & Jose V. J. Mammoth Right Atrium. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 63, e21 (2014).
George P. V., Patel T. V.Impact of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the management of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture- a case report. Med ej. 2014 July-Aug; vol-4.
Shah V, Patel T.A case of Malabsorption Syndrome (MAS) due to Tropical Sprue. JCDR. 2009 Apr; 3:1445-1448.
Lysosomal storage disease –a rare cause of Hepatosplenomegaly. APGCON 2008 (Poster presentation).
A rare case of hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson’s disease). APGCON 2008 (Poster presentation).