Weight loss surgery patients progress through multiple dietary stages immediately following their surgery. This allows the new stomach pouch to heal and get used to doing its job of digesting foods and absorbing nutrients again. It is important for patients to strictly follow these dietary stages to help them progress to eating naturally again. Participating in medical nutrition therapy, including making behavioral and lifestyle changes along with lifelong nutrient supplementation, is crucial to enabling the weight loss surgery patient achieve permanent and optimal results.

Here are nutrition resources for weight loss following bariatric surgery:

• Postoperative Diet Progression


• Exercise Guidelines


• Lifestyle Strategies for Successful Weight Loss


• Key Nutrients After Bariatric Surgery


• Lifelong Nutrition Supplements

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