This review details the practicalities of providing nutrition support to obese patients who experience complications following bariatric surgery and highlights some of the nutritional challenges encountered by this group of patients. Bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity has significantly increased internationally over the past decade with hospital admissions rising annually. The gastric by...

BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with increased mortality. Bariatric surgery is becoming an important treatment modality for obesity, with an associated reduction in mortality. There are few data available on the incidence and cause of death in referred patients while they are waiting for bariatric surgery. METHODS We retrospectively examined all cases of death in patients who were referred f...

OBJECTIVE To explore public opinion regarding insurance coverage for obesity treatment among severely obese adolescents. DESIGN AND METHODS The National Poll on Children's Health was fielded to a nationally representative sample of US adults, January 2011. Respondents (n = 2150) indicated whether insurance should cover specific weight management services for obese adolescents and whether priv...

BACKGROUND Obesity has become far more prevalent over the last few decades. In parallel, bariatric surgery has been increasingly utilized as a method of treatment. This appears to be having an impact on the rate of body contouring surgery for hanging redundant skin after the massive weight loss that usually results from bariatric surgery. Little literature is available addressing how frequently...

Objectives To estimate fracture risk in patients receiving bariatric surgery versus matched controls. Design Population based, retrospective cohort study. Setting Use of records from the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database, now known as the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (from January 1987 to December 2010). Participants Patients with a body mass index of at least 30, with a ...

• To understand physiological and nutritional consequences of different bariatric surgical interventions; • To identify specific nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery; • To understand nutritional implications after bariatric surgery in specific situations: • Pregnancy • Adolescence • To know how to prevent nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery; • To know how to monitor nut...

The past decade has seen an enormous increase in the number of bariatric, or weight loss, operations performed. This trend is likely to continue, mirroring the epidemic of obesity around the world and its rising prevalence among children. Bariatric surgery is considered by many to be the most effective treatment for obesity in terms of maintenance of long-term weight loss and improvement in obe...

HEADINGS Bariatric surgery. Obesity. Psychology. Evaluation. ABSTRACT – Introduction: The prevalence of obesity on a global scale has alarmed health institutions, the general population and professionals involved in its treatment. Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective and lasting alternative for weight reduction and improved general health. In this context and as part of a multidiscipli...

Obesity can be defined as a chronic disease with serious impact on an individual’s quality of life; moreover, it is leading risk factor for global death. Bariatric surgery has already proven its efficacy in providing the patient healthier life. Nonetheless, failure initiated treatment occur medical practice. We and should offer our patients correct, patient-tailored revisional therapy conducted...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. However, 20-30% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery experience premature weight stabilization or weight regain postoperatively. We report on the recent literature of predictors of weight loss and the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in bariatric patients. RECENT FINDINGS Preoperative dis...