Articles
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Bariatric Vitamins vs Over The Counter Vitamins
Over the Counter (OTC) multivitamin mineral supplements became available in the early 1940s, and people have been taking them ever since. They account for almost 16.67% of all purchases of...
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Benefits of Food Tracking for Bariatric Patients
When trying to lose weight, how many times have you been told to track your food from your registered dietitian, health coach, primary care, bariatric surgeon, etc.? Chances are you...
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Let's Talk About Iron Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery
You might workout at the gym and pump iron a few times a week, but your body pumps iron continuously through the bloodstream every day. Iron is needed to make...
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Weight Regain after Bariatric Surgery
What is it? Weight regain is known as one of the most impacting long-term complications post bariatric surgery, though there is currently no clear definition to what exactly weight regain...
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Vitamin B12 Absorption Following Bariatric Surgery
As Celebrate does with all our bariatric vitamins, we put much thought and consideration into our formulation and are never done looking at ways to improve our products for bariatric...
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What are Body Mass Index (BMI), Inches & Weight Measurements for Bariatric Surgery Patients?
What is Important? Is it Just a Bunch of Numbers? As a bariatric surgery patient, you are constantly surrounded by numbers, but what do all of these numbers mean and...
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Can You Have Bariatric Multivitamins with Calcium?
With so many different types of multivitamins out there, it is hard to know what is the best product for you as a bariatric surgery patient and what your body...
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Food Intolerances - Which Foods to Avoid After Gastric Sleeve or Gastric Bypass Bariatric Surgery
Many patients report food intolerances, especially during the period of time immediately following surgery once you're allowed to progress to normal eating. Some foods may not sit well and cause...
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Diet Progression After Bariatric Surgery
Diet Progression After Bariatric Surgery Many patients have heard that there's a diet progression after bariatric surgery (and possibly before). A lot of patients report being nervous about the liquid...
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Physical Activity & Exercise After Bariatric Surgery
Physical Activity This article does not intend to initiate the debate of exercise versus physical activity terminology. Some individuals call it exercise, but for the purpose of this article we...
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Meal Replacements vs Protein Supplements
Many bariatric (surgical and non-surgical) patients choose protein supplements to achieve their daily recommended protein intake, but what is the difference between a meal replacement and a protein supplement? Is...
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Post Op Constipation After Bariatric Surgery
The clinical diagnosis of constipation is when a person has difficult bowel movements or passes less than three bowel movements a week.1 As we discuss constipation further, it is important...