Post Surgery Weight Loss Diets Are Often Deficient
August 2008
Little research or follow-up intervention has been targeted at ensuring a nutritionally adequate weight loss diet following bariatric surgery. This has resulted in nutritional deficiencies becoming common among surgery recipients.
Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss Diet Carbohydrate Intake
July 2008
The authors of this study note that one of the key factors in weight loss and weight maintenance following gastric bypass surgery is the amount of satiety, or fullness, a patient experiences during the post surgery weight loss diet period. They hypothesize that an effective method for controlling hunger and maintaining a feeling of fullness is to avoid carbohydrate intake and otherwise reduce the glycemic load of the diet foods consumed.