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Obesity Surgery: Is It Worth Doing?

Vitamin deficiency after weight loss surgery may lead to memory loss, inability to coordinate movements, and confusion, according to a recent study. Most subjects suffered from Wernicke encephalopathy as a result of the surgery.

The Wernicke syndrome affects the nervous system because of the lack of vitamin B1 or thiamine. This syndrome may also cause vision problems like rapid eye movements. This affection is often associated with chronic malnutrition or severe alcoholism. In case of obese people, the syndrome may be caused by frequent vomiting.

The syndrome may occur within a period of up to three months after surgery, especially for patients who vomit frequently. However, cases of Wernicke syndrome have occurred as far as a year and half from surgery.

Some of the subjects who participated to the study had other neurological symptoms after the surgery. The subjects complained of deafness, muscle weakness, seizures, pain in the feet or hands, or psychosis and needed medical attention, according to lead author Dr. Sonal Singh from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina.

Individuals with Wernicke syndrome are treated with vitamin B1 supplements. Although almost half of the subjects made a full recovery, the others still faced problems such as memory loss, movement coordination difficulties, or weakness.

It is still unclear whether the conditions after the surgery are more common to women. However, it is known that the Wernicke syndrome can appear after all kinds of bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass, lap-band surgery, and others.

Lose Weight Fast with the Red Tea Diet

The red tea diet is a low-calorie diet that may help you lose up to seven pounds within five days. This diet requires that you to drink four cups of red tea daily, at breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner, and eat only certain foods rich in carbohydrates and vegetables.

The foods required for this diet include fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs, pasta, whole grain, and rice. The prohibited foods include sugar, fats, diary foods, bananas, grapes, and meat.

Breakfast should include a can of red tea with orange juice or orange slices, a slice of whole bread, or two musli bars.

For lunch, eat cold fish salad, rice with vegetables, or rice salad. You may also eat a fruit, and drink a mug of red tea. The snack should only include a cup of red tea.

Dinner consists of salad, fish with vegetables, pasta with vegetables, rice soup, or bean with vegetables. A fruit and a cup of red tea are good after dinner.

The vegetables should be eaten boiled or raw. The red tea also accelerates the liver`s metabolism and reduces fat absorption. The tea cleans the body, is anti-depressive, and stimulates digestive functions.

This diet is very low in proteins and if it is followed for more than five days, may lead to a severe decrease of the amount of proteins in the body. The red tea also interfere with iron absorption so the body`s capacity to absorb iron is limited.

The red tea diet should not be followed by pregnant women, children, people who are under medical treatment, or suffer from ulcer, insomnia, or anemia. The red tea diet is also not indicated for people with hearth problems.

This diet cleans the body from toxins. Always seek medical advice before starting a diet.