Proteins are molecules made up of amino acids. They are essential parts of organisms and participate in all processes in the body. Proteins can also be used as fuel for the body, like glucose. We are unable to make all of the kinds of amino acids that are necessary for us to survive. These necessary amino acids are called essential amino acids.
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Drinking alcohol is a hot topic among weight loss surgery patients. Here are all the facts about alcohol and weight loss surgery straight from Dr. Fowler.
After weight loss surgery, your team will recommend that you abstain from drinking alcohol. For some individuals, drinking wine or other spirits is an important cultural and social activity for which abstinence seems unreasonable. If you are part of this group,
MoreYes, weight loss is the goal, but overall health is most important and can to be evaluated in follow up visits. At these regular check ups, Dr. Fowler will be making sure patients do not have any vitamin deficiencies.
MoreCheck out this quick video of Dr. Steven Fowler doing a gastric band adjustment or lap-band fill at his Aloha Surgery office in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii.
Our new Complete Multivitamins were designed with the post surgery vertical sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass patient in mind.
Almost all bariatric multivitamins out there in the market are in a chewable or powder form. There are few if any options for a multivitamin in pill form that meet all the nutritional requirements for post bariatric surgery patients.
What we have seen here in Aloha Surgery’s practice, is that patients use the recommended chewable multivitamins for the first few months after their surgery, then switch to an alternative pill form. Chewable multivitamins tend to have a chemically sweet taste and a chalky aftertaste.
The pills patients switch to, end up being widely available standard multivitamins that do NOT contain the recommended contents for bariatric patients. These individuals are forced to either risk developing a vitamin deficiency, or end up buying multiple different pills to cover the recommended amounts.
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