After a gastric bypass surgery, you’ll need to take a number of vitamin and mineral supplements for the rest of your life. That’s because part of your small intestine has been bypassed, so you no longer absorb nutrients as well as you did before the surgery. It’s vitally important to take your vitamin and mineral ...
Zinc is a very important mineral that many people do not get enough of on a daily basis. Not consuming enough of this mineral can limit effective brain function, and often makes wound repair slow. Another possible result of not consuming enough zinc is a condition called zinc deficiency. Zinc deficiency, also known as Hypozincemia, ...
The duodenal switch is a form of weight loss surgery. It is usually reserved for very obese patients. It involves removing much of the stomach and then rearranging the small intestine so that patients do not absorb all of the fat and calories that they eat. Obviously, this helps patients lose weight. However, the rearranging ...
If you’re trying to make sure you’re receiving the correct amount of vitamins and nutrients per day, no matter how much time you have to actually prepare meals, you’ve probably considered vitamin supplements. However, with conflicting reports on the safety of taking vitamin supplements daily, it’s important to know how much of a mineral to ...