Download or read book Early Healthy Eating Education for Bariatric Surgery Patients written by Ruth M. Christner and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Weight loss success after Bariatric surgery is significantly dependent on development and maintenance of healthy eating behaviors. Many Bariatric surgery programs include demonstration of preoperative weight loss as evidence of lifestyle change into practice protocols. Nutrition education by a Registered Dietitian has been shown to increase success with preoperative weight loss and postoperative weight loss and maintenance. Objectives: Develop, implement, and determine the effectiveness of an interactive lesson on healthy eating habits for weight loss, delivered early in the preoperative period to patients of Temple Bariatric Surgery Program, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Methods/Procedure: During two Dietitian-led presentations, bariatric patients learned how to monitor calories, choose proper portion sizes, read food labels, and select healthy meals. Pre and post-tests assessed both knowledge gained during the presentation and change in self-efficacy. Results/Conclusions: Comparison of pre and post-test results indicated that patients' knowledge of healthy eating concepts improved, and degree of confidence to lose weight increased. Interpretation of data was limited by small sample size, as only two patients attended the optional educational presentations. In order to optimally evaluate the effectiveness of this presentation, a larger sample size would be ideal. Further research is needed to explore the effectiveness of group healthy eating classes on preoperative weight loss as well as postoperative weight loss and maintenance.