On Tue, 29 May 2012 07:16:37 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

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We all know that people are going to return to eating
what they like, within the limits their surgery permits.
And there isn't anything I'm aware of in these patients
long term diets that says it has to be LC.
Given that whatever is ocurring is
still there at 10 years, I don't think the balance of evidence
supports that this reversal in diabetes is due to LC.

According to the Mayo Clinic site on post-bariatric surgery:

"Weight gain or failure to lose weight. If you continue to gain weight
or fail to lose weight on the gastric bypass diet, it's possible you
could be eating too many calories. Talk to your doctor or dietitian
about changes you can make to your diet."

That falls into the "No ****, Red Ryder?" category, I think.

So even after the operation, patients still need to learn how to eat
properly. They can't rely on the "mystery" of the operation itself.
Maybe if more time had been invested in that approach from the get-go,
the patient might have been able to avoid the surgery (and all those
adverse side effects) in the first place.


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