Weight loss after bariatric surgery in cancer survivors.

Background: With improved methods of identification and treatment, the numbers of cancer survivors are increasing. Weight loss is encouraged to reduce recurrence. After cancer treatment, will survivors respond to weight change and receive the benefits of bariatric surgery?

Objective: To compare weight loss after bariatric surgery of patients treated for cancer with those never diagnosed with cancer.

Nutrient Status 9 Years After Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS): an Observational Study.

Background: Since biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) produces hypoabsorption, evaluation of long-term nutrient changes is appropriate.

Methods: Measurements of micronutrients, trace elements, PTH, iron studies, and protein were completed for consented patients at baseline prior to surgery and at yearly intervals. The patients were advised and supplements were adjusted by blood studies with compliance checks.

Fat-free mass is not lower 24 months postbariatric surgery than nonoperated matched controls.

Objective: Concerns about an excessive loss of fat-free mass (FFM) after bariatric surgery prompted this comparison of operated versus matched nonoperated controls regarding FFM.

Setting: University Hospital and University Research Unit in an urban medical center.

Methods: Body composition with bioelectric impedance (Tanita 310, Tanita Corp, Arlington Heights, IL) was measured approximately 2 years after bariatric surgery in weight stable patients and nonoperated weight stable controls matched for body mass index (BMI), gender, and age.

Changes in lipid profiles in morbidly obese patients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has evolved as a primary weight loss surgery. This study provides changes in lipid profiles in obese patients 1 year after LSG.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent LSG from June 2004 to June 2008 provided data on demographics, body mass index (BMI) changes, co-morbidities, and medication changes.

Health-related quality of life does not vary among patients seeking different surgical procedures to assist with weight loss.

Background: Improvement in quality of life (QOL) is 1 of the goals of bariatric procedures. We hypothesized that greater impairment of QOL would encourage the choice of more invasive surgical procedures. Our study was performed at a university hospital weight loss surgical center in the United States.

Position of the American Dietetic Association: weight management.

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that successful weight management to improve overall health for adults requires a lifelong commitment to healthful lifestyle behaviors emphasizing sustainable and enjoyable eating practices and daily physical activity. Given the increasing incidence of overweight and obesity along with the escalating health care costs associated with weight-related illnesses, health care providers must discover how to effectively treat this complex condition. Food and nutrition professionals should stay current and skilled in weight management to assist clients in preventing weight gain, optimizing individual weight loss interventions, and achieving long-term weight loss maintenance.

Comparison of effects of gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch on weight loss and body composition 1-2 years after surgery.

Background: Gastric bypass (GB) is the most common surgical procedure for weight loss in the United States. Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) is less routinely performed, perhaps because of its technical difficulty and metabolic concerns. The objective of this study was to determine whether these procedures had differential effects on weight loss and body composition.