Features
Describes disease states and individual nutrient deficiencies including nutritional anemias, metabolic bone disease, neurological disorders, protein calorie malnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies
Provides nutritional evaluation guidelines for bariatric surgical patients, treatment recommendations, and dietary management techniques
Examines eating behaviors before and after bariatric surgery as well as psychological issues including eating and mood disorders
Addresses nutritional needs of special populations undergoing bariatric surgery including adolescents, pregnant or lactating women, and severely obese ICU patients
Considered an authoritative guide for professionals providing perioperative nutritional care for the bariatric surgical patient
Summary
Bariatric surgery has led to improved health outcomes including significant weight loss and reduction in co-morbidities among patients with obesity. Clinical practice guidelines recommend that patients considering bariatric surgery undergo a comprehensive nutritional assessment. Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery is the first comprehensive book that uniquely addresses the dietary and nutritional care of the bariatric surgery patient.
This book reviews the nutritional and physiological changes imposed by surgical revision of the gastrointestinal tract. Also discussed are nutritional assessment of the bariatric surgical patient as well as pre- and postoperative dietary management recommendations. Other clinical topics covered include nutritional anemia, metabolic bone disease, neurological disorders, and protein calorie malnutrition.
Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery examines eating behaviors before and after bariatric surgery as well as psychological issues, mood disorders, and nutritional concerns associated with weight regain. The book also addresses nutritional needs of special populations undergoing bariatric surgery including adolescents, pregnant or lactating women, and severely obese ICU patients. The book is an authoritative guide for health care professionals caring for the bariatric patient including physicians, dietitians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners

Table of Contents
Review of Nutritional Gastrointestinal Physiology Imposed by Bariatric Surgical Procedures, Michael A. Via and Jeffrey I. Mechanick
Nutritional Assessment of the Bariatric Surgery Patient, Maria L. Collazo-Clavell
Nutrition Management, Pre- and Postsurgery, Sue Cummings
Anemia and Bariatric Surgery, Mark A. Marinella
Metabolic Bone Disease Following Bariatric Surgery, Stephanie F. Deivert and Christopher D. Still
Neurological Disorders, Neeraj Kumar
Selected Nutritional Deficiencies (Zinc, Selenium, Vitamins A, D, E, and K, and Niacin), Yaniv Cozacov, Hira Ahmad, and Raul J. Rosenthal
Pharmacology of Drugs and Nutritional Supplements, Margaret Malone
Macronutrient Concerns: Protein Energy Malnutrition, Pornpoj Pramyothin and Caroline M. Apovian
Special Populations: Adolescents, Kathleen B. Hrovat, Linda M. Kollar, and Thomas H. Inge
Special Populations: Pregnancy and Lactation after Bariatric Surgery, Michelle A. Kominiarek
Psychological Issues and Eating Behavior Before and After Bariatric Surgery, David B. Sarwer and Rebecca J. Dilks
Nutrition and Body Contouring Procedures, Siamak Agha-Mohammadi
Obesity in Critical Illness: Implications for Nutrition Therapy, Stephen A. McClave, Thomas H. Frazier, Samir D. Vermani, and Ryan T. Hurt
Nutrition and Weight Regain in the Bariatric Surgical Patient, Kirsten Webb Sorensen, Holly Herrington, and Robert F. Kushner
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