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PREPARING FOR YOUR BARIATRIC OPERATION

posted by ramana On September - 14 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

(pic credit goes to this site) If you have decided to go for a bariatric operation, you need to do some preliminary preparation for it. 1. We tell our patients to go on a liquid diet for 15 days before the day of surgery. This does not mean you can drink ghee, condensed milk, juices and [...]

LOW CARB DIET BETTER FOR DIABETES!

posted by ramana On September - 1 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS

According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (September 1 edition), a Mediterranean diet low in carbs scored far better in diabetics than a low fat diet as recommended by the American Heart Association. Article source here. A summary in Medpage Today says that “Among diabetics who followed a Mediterranean-style diet, only [...]