Obesity Therapy

Nutrient selected for study of gastric bypass surgery patients

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 12th, 2004

A current study being conducted by Shadrach Smith, MD, at Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill in Kansas City, Missouri, is using Almased Multi-Protein Powder as a meal replacement to meet the protein and essential amino acid needs of obese patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery.

Gastric bypass surgery holds the promise of weight loss for those individuals for whom non-surgical attempts have repeatedly failed. Although this type of weight control provides a solution to the morbidly obese, there are nutritional deficiencies that arise with gastric bypass surgery patients if proper protein intake is not achieved. Finding a high-quality protein source that is...

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