A pre-surgery bariatric diet is designed to:
• Reduce Body Fat - especially the fat around the abdominal mid-section. Since this is the specific surgical area, this is beneficial to the safety of the patient, it also reduces the liver size which is preferred.
• Preserve Lean Body Mass - intake of sufficient amounts of protein is "anti-catabolic". This means that getting adequate protein prevents the body from using lean muscle tissue as an energy source while losing body fat on a calorie restricted diet.
• Prepare the Body for Post-Surgery Recovery - eating healthy, increasing protein intake and avoiding refined carbohydrates, sugars and saturated fats provides the body with beneficial nutrients, vitamins and minerals that will help prepare it for the nutritionally demanding post-bariatric surgery recovery.
• Prepare the Patient for the Post-Surgery Diet - following a reduced calorie, higher protein, lower carbohydrate diet is essentially the way a bariatric surgery patient will be eating for the rest of their life. Therefore, before the surgery is the best time to get use to making healthy food choices and using protein diet supplements that will be needed after surgery.
W8 Programme – 4 mealpaks per day along with a meal from the Add a Meal sheet and half pint of skimmed milk will give you a high protein diet, whilst restricting your carbohydrate levels and giving your body all the nutrition it needs. This programme is called our Regular Programme |
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