February 2018 – Bariatric News

February 28, 2018

What Happens When You Let Babies Feed Themselves?

The hope was that they would naturally eat the right amount, and that fewer would be overweight, but a study didn’t support that.

Source: What Happens When You Let Babies Feed Themselves?

February 28, 2018

What Are Adaptogens and Why Are People Taking Them?

Here’s how these stress-lowering herbs work

Source: What Are Adaptogens and Why Are People Taking Them?

February 20, 2018

Which Is Better for Weight Loss, a Low-Fat Diet or a Low-Carb Diet?

Here’s what the latest research says

Source: Which Is Better for Weight Loss, a Low-Fat Diet or a Low-Carb Diet?

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

Celery is good for more than just weightLoss. It’s full of phytonutrients!

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via Celery is good for more than just #WeightLoss. It’s full of phytonutrients! — Dietaware

February 7, 2018

Crash diets can pose a threat to heart health, new study says

People are willing to starve themselves to quickly get a beach body, but research suggests fat lost on crash diets may clog the heart and reduce its function.

Source: Crash diets can pose a threat to heart health, new study says

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One-year follow-up of a dissonance-based intervention on quality of life, wellbeing and physical activity after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery: a randomized controlled trial July 11, 2019

Health related quality of life (HRQoL) peaks around one year after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery and thereafter, in many patients, slowly deteriorates.

Fanny Sellberg, Sofie Possmark, Mikaela Willmer, Per Tynelius, Daniel Berglind

A Modified Inpatient Eating Disorders Treatment Protocol for Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Response July 10, 2019

Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment for obesity. However, outcomes vary and disordered eating may persist or emerge post-surgically. Severe post-surgical eating disorders may require inpatient treatment, and guidelines for the modification of inpatient nutritional treatment protocols for this population are lacking.

C.C. Schreyer, A.S. Guarda, A. Pletch, G.W. Redgrave, J.K. Salwen-Deremer, J.W. Coughlin

Dysphagia predicts greater weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A Longitudinal Case-Matched Study July 9, 2019

Weight regain (WR) following gastric bypass is thought to be multifactorial in etiology with behavioral, neurohormonal, and anatomic features playing a role. A significant proportion of patients complain of dysphagia following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), and may have difficulty tolerating solid foods. Our observations suggest that this subgroup of patients compensate for esophageal symptoms by […]

Thomas Runge, Pichamol Jirapinyo, Walter W. Chan, Christopher C. Thompson

Does pregnancy increase the risk of cholecystectomy following bariatric surgery? - A cross-sectional cohort study July 9, 2019

Reproductive-aged women constitute a substantial proportion of patients who undergo weight-loss procedures. While the risk of gallstone disease following such procedures has been addressed extensively; the impact of pregnancy on gallstone disease following bariatric procedures has not been reported.

Amihai Rottenstreich, Geffen Kleinstern, Gabriel Levin, Yoav Mintz, Uriel Elchalal, Ram Elazary

Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery (ERABS) in a high volume bariatric center. July 9, 2019

Obesity is an endemic disease especially in Western countries and despite efforts in prevention, prevalence appears to be continuously increasing (1). Bariatric surgery is recognized as the only effective treatment for severe obesity with durably long-term results (2).

Manuela Trotta, Chiara Ferrari, Gabriele D’Alessandro, Giuseppe Sarra, Giovanni Piscitelli, Giuseppe Maria Marinari