A bariatric surgery, also know as gastric bypass surgery, is one of the several weight-loss surgeries currently performed. It happens to be a weight-loss surgery that can be life changing when diet and exercise fall short.
Recently, a new study reports that this weight loss surgery reduces the risk of cancer in obese people.
Bariatric surgery is associated with reduced cancer risk in morbidly obese people,” said lead researcher Daniela Casagrande of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
So how is bariatric surgery done?
In bariatric surgery, a part of the patient’s stomach is reduced to a small pouch attached directly to the small intestine. This is done to have a long-term weight-loss and helps you to avoid gaining weight, to reduce chances of premature deaths due to severe obesity, to allow your stomach to heal without being stretched by the food you eat and to get you used to eating the smaller amounts of food that your smaller stomach can comfortably and safely digest.
After the surgery, can we still eat normally? Are there any specific bariatric surgery diet?
Making good food choices and eating a balanced diet will help you shed pounds after bariatric surgery and maintain a healthy weight for life. It is very important to follow the recommended dietary guidelines after undergoing bariatric surgery.
Below are the post-operative meal plans and guidelines to help assure your success:
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