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.

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Weight Loss Diet Pills Cause Heart Attack

July 2008

The present case study describes one such patient, a 48-year-old woman. The patient was moderately obese, physically healthy, and taking no medications other than the common appetite suppressant medication phentermine.

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