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Stratford, NJ
About
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Dr. Gupta is a board certified family practitioner and bariatric medicine. He also sees patient in hospital, nursing home and outpatient setting and treats all kind of medical problems. He has special training in medical weight loss. He has helped numerous patients achieve their weight loss goals. He has created numerous programs for weight loss and the programs are always individualized to each patient. The programs include intensive dietary counseling, safe and effective weight lloss medications when needed, and commitment to a physical exercise program. Dr. Gupta will supervise your progress so that you lose weight safely and also will help you make permanent life style changes that will help you live longer and healthier.
ACCREDITATION: Board Certified in Family Medicine & Obesity Med
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Bariatrics
Licenses
United States: New Jersey
Languages spoken
Hindi
Doctor Q&A
23 Answers
5 Agrees
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
BMI percentile: For age 2 to 19, we use BMI-for-age percentile to assess level of obesity. Use this calculor:
https://nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/calculator.aspx.
Or these... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Exercise has been theorized to increase endorphins and has been shown to significantly improve mood and decrease lethargy. Although no significant evi... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Low calorie: The entire diet industry is based on simple principle of calorie balance. You either control calorie intake with diet or burn calories with ultimate e... Read More
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A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Eating Disorder: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder involving periods of overeating followed by purging, sometimes through self-induced vomiting or using laxatives.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Lose fat not water: Your goal is to lose fat not muscle or water. Try to maintain lean body mass and lose fat. Diet and exercise (cardio and strength training) is best op... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Eat snacks b/w meals: Eat protein/fiber snacks in between meals. This will help keep hunger under control and you are not super hungry during meal times. It will make it ea... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Walking program: Start with a walking program at your own place. Start very slow. Walk for just few minutes, take break and then walk again. Slowly you'll build up exe... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Biopsy allows the pathologist to see the actual tissue under microscope to identify the presence of cancer cells. Without the tissue biopsy you can no... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Very Important: Physical activity not only helps you burn calories which help with net calorie reduction, but also helps you maintain or build muscle mass. Improved l... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Many, here are few..: 1. Stress management. Relaxation techniques; breathing; coping strategies can help minimize stress eating
2. Contingency management: use of rewards fo... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Start slow: You don't need to run to lose weight. Even walking will help you lose weight. In the beginning, walk for very short distance, take break and then walk... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Probably fatty liver: It is possibly fatty liver but we can not be sure just by the liver enzyme levels. Ultrasound will help us know more about liver. Weight loss should i... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Both CV & endurance : One need to focus on losing fat not just weight. You need to do daily cardiovascular and about 2 times per week of strength training. One need to incr... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Controlling calories: All the diet and weight management programs in world revolve around the basic principle of calorie balance. Meal replacement programs provide you calo... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Diet and exercise : Following a low salt diet with increased physical activity will help you lower your blood pressure. Read this: http://www.Nhlbi.Nih.Gov/health/public/... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Boosts metabolism: Weight (or strength) training is very importnat to lose fat. A weight training workout boosts metabolism for the whole day and helps build lean muscle... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Chicken: Protein sources are labeled as: complete proteins (provide all essential Amino Acids (aa) in sufficient quantity), e.g., chicken, fish, eggs, milk & c... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Bad technique: Eating less frequent or skipping meals slows down your metabolism which is counterproductive to achieve weight loss goals. Instead, one should eat low... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes and no: If you control your calorie intake and then run everyday, you will lose faster compared to just running everyday without controlling calorie intake.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Low metabolism: If you have higher percentage of fat and less lean body mass, you tend to have lower metabolism. Body can not burn off calories then and due to that i... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Adrenal Tumor test: Clonidine suppression test is used to diagnose a particular adrenal gland tumor called pheochromocytoma. In this tumor, adrenal glands produce excessi... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Monitoring Calories: Self-monitoring in weight management means monitoring your behavior to avoid eating high calorie food and trying to include some amount of physical ac... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Adarsh Guptaanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Varies but in range of $3000 - $5000: Lasik surgeries are performed a lot daily with good results. The cost varies from physician to physician and also varies by region of location. On an ... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Gupta is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gupta is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Lots to think about. Holistic advice. Thank you!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
UMDNJ-SOM
Graduated 2000MD
Residency
KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - STRATFORD DIV
Completed 2003
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