Patients may gain back some or all of their weight or develop debilitating pain, bleeding, nausea, and vomiting. A new field of "bariatric endoscopy" has been developed to correct anatomical problems that are associated with these surgical complications. In addition, endoscopic procedures for ...
Some time ago, in US, someone came out with this Obesity Is Suicide campaign. The intention is good, but some people are making noise. The key reason some people are complaining because this advertisement is not a public service announcement. At the bottom of the poster is a bariatric surge...
Factors suggested by the authors to explain this were a 'calendar effect' and also that the study population were well established patients at a tertiary referral centre and may have represented a more 'difficult to treat group' than that of other studies. The metabolic benefits of bariatric ...
Weight reduction diets may reduce the severity of risk factors for coronary heart disease such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Several case reports and small studies of patients receiving starvation diets have reported hypotension and sudden cardiac death. Myofibrillar damage was docu...
Lifestyle options for dietary restrictions like Vegan, Vegetarian, Kosher, or Gluten-Free 2 Provide nutrient dense high protein meal plans for patients receiving GLP-1 appetite suppressent medications. 3 Treat or prevent chronic illnesses including diabetes, cancers, celiac disease, post bariatric surge...
We have to reframe it. There needs to be a critical shift in perception and approach—you’ve heard me say this before. Because it is only when we no longer need to employ willpower to achieve weight loss goals, or any endeavor for that matter, that we will truly be free. Philosophica...
4/21/2014 - Forget fat diets... and don't leap into unhealthy shortcuts like bariatric surgery. The new weight loss paradigm is based on making informed, daily choices about healthy eating. Using this simple system of avoiding liquid sugars and eating whole foods like quinoa and fresh vegeta...
Bariatric Protein Diet: Achieve a Healthy Weight Loss Saturday, July 18th, 2009 Bariatric surgery, although risky and pervasive, has been shown to help patients lose a dramatic amount of weight Surgery itself is not the end all, but only the beginning of a life long journey to keep the po...
For most obese patients, the most common way to counteract obesity is a combination of one or more therapeutic strategies, based on: Diet and lifestyle Surgery Pharmacological approach Obviously, to switch and maintain a low-calorie healthier diet and some form of physical exercise is key to mos...
Raben A . Should obese patients be counselled to follow a low-glycaemic index diet? No. Obes Rev 2002; 3: 245–256. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Sloth B, Krog-Mikkelsen I, Flint A, Tetens I, Bjorck I, Vinoy S et al. No difference in body weight decrease between a low-glyce...