1st Edition

Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery

Edited By Robert F. Kushner, Christopher D. Still Copyright 2015
308 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

308 Pages
by CRC Press

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... Read more

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

Index

Biography

Robert F. Kushner is professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, clinical director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity, and medical director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine in Chicago. He received his MD from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in clinical nutrition and nutritional biology from The University of Chicago. He is past president of The Obesity Society, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, and current chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Kushner has authored more than 190 original articles, reviews, books, and book chapters covering medical nutrition, medical nutrition education, and obesity.

Christopher D. Still is medical director of the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management and the Geisinger Obesity Research Institute. He earned his MS from Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition and his DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has been past president of the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists and founding board member of the Obesity Action Coalition. In addition to his strong interest in obesity research, he has authored numerous clinical and research-oriented publications in the field of obesity and obesity-related comorbid medical problems.

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