Gastric Bypass Truth

A new study came out recently that compared the risks of laproscopic gastric bypass surgery with open. This article sums it up best: Gastric Bypass Surgery: Laproscopic Or Open Procedure By: Vickie Richter Published: Tuesday, 22 July 2008 If you are one of the millions of people in the United States living with morbid obesity, [...]

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I found an interesting study on gastric bypass and diabetes at this link. Scientists tested the insulin levels of 2 groups of diabetics: one group underwent gastric bypass surgery, the other group lost a similar amount of weight through calorie restriction alone. Patients from both groups were matched for age, body weight, body mass index, diabetes duration [...]

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How young is too young to have a gastric bypass? I’ll be honest: This story has me a little torn. On the one hand, I would have loved to have had this surgery at 17 and really enjoyed high school, even my 20′s, without the taint of fatness in my life. But I was a [...]

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I found a great interview with a Gastric Bypass surgeon online this morning. What I like about this segment is that it is very objective – it talks about how to make your surgery successful, what you need to know going in. The surgeon compares the life change to getting married – everything changes when [...]

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A study published in the May, 2008 American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition finds that regular multivitamins are NOT enough to prevent serious vitamin deficiencies after gastric bypass surgery. Many doctors – including my own – prescribe nothing more than Flintstones vitamins plus a calcium supplement after surgery. Yet this study clearly shows that this recommendation [...]

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Another potential gastric bypass surgery complication: Gastric Bypass Surgery associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) – Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones – small, pebble-like deposits that can result [...]

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