Posts tagged dietary supplements
Study: Bone Density Decreases After Bariatric Surgery
The loss of bone mineral density that can occur after bariatric surgery is a real problem that increases the risk for fracture, according to information presented at the 8th Annual Meeting for Osteoporosis at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. The presentation included data from a yet unpublished 2011 study conducted by [...]
Read the full article →Fracture Risk After Bariatric Surgery
The risk of breaking bones after bariatric surgery may be even higher than previously thought, according to findings presented by Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. The study found that bariatric surgery patients compared to the general population had a 2.3-fold increased risk of a fracture at nearly all skeletal sites. Initial results [...]
Read the full article →How to Lower Risk of Weight Regain
Given the rapid increase in the number of people undergoing bariatric surgery within the last two decades, there has been increasing focus on long term health and weight management. All too often, patients do not actively participate in follow-up care, putting their health and weight loss efforts at risk. Because the short term weight loss [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass Can Lead to Serious and Irreversible Health Problems
Gastric bypass surgery is one of the most popular and well-known types of weight loss surgery. The procedure can cause rapid and dramatic weight loss, but it can also lead to serious and irreversible health problems brought on by severe nutritional deficiencies. According to Nana Gletsu Miller, Ph.D. an assistant professor at the School of [...]
Read the full article →How Gastric Surgeries Compare for Kidney Stone Risk
Restrictive bariatric procedures such as gastric banding or sleeve gastrectomy are less likely to place patients at risk for developing kidney stones than a malabsorptive procedure such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, according to a study published in the October Journal of Urology. While previous studies have found that bariatric patients are at risk [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass Surgery Increases Anemia Risk
Nutritional supplements may not be enough to avoid iron deficiency and anemia after gastric bypass surgery. According to a new study it appears that low iron levels in some gastric bypass patients may not be due to a reduced iron intake, but to the body’s inability to absorb iron after gastro-intestinal alteration. The study, which [...]
Read the full article →Bacteria Boosts Weight Loss in Gastric Bypass Patients
New research shows that gastric bypass patients can enhance their outcomes from the procedure with the use of probiotic supplements. Probiotics are certain types of bacteria that are known as “good bacteria” or “friendly bacteria” that the body requires for health and well-being. One of the roles they perform in the body is to aid [...]
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