Archive for March, 2008
Making the Food Pyramid Work After Weight Loss Surgery
A "normal-tummy" looks at the food pyramid from the bottom up – six to eleven servings of grains, then fruits and vegetables – then the protein groups: meat and beans and the milk group. The fats, oils and sweets are incidental. After gastric bypass we can read the pyramid from the top down. Scoot to […]
WLS Patients Take Too Long to Order Food: What?s That About?
Families who dine out with their loved ones who’ve had gastric bypass surgery often complain the patient takes an unusually long time to order food. Rose, whose mother had gastric bypass about eight months ago asked, "What’s wrong with her? It’s so frustrating!" There are a number of reasons gastric bypass patients are indecisive when […]