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Jacqueline Jacques, ND

U.S.

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returns 05/27/2012

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Expertise

My expertise is in nutrition and weight loss surgery. I can answer questions related to nutritional care, vitamins, deficiencies, diagnosis, treatment and management. I can answer nutrition questions related to any procedure: gastric bypass (RNY), duodenal switch, lap-band, etc

Experience in the area

I have spent seven years working almost exclusinvely in the area of weight loss surgery and nutrition.

Publications

Bariatric Times, Beyond Change Obesity, WLS Lifestyles, Nutrition and the MD, OH Magazine

Awards and Honors

Health Professional of the Year 2004 - Bariatric Support Centers International

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Lynn	05/04/12	10	10	10
jan	09/17/11	10	10	10	Thank you for that helpful info. ( .....
jan	09/07/11	10	10	10	Thanks for all that very helpful info!
melissa	06/30/11	10	10	10	Thank you for that information I've been .....
Sandy	05/23/11	10	10	10	very happy with the quick response. right .....

Recent Answers from Jacqueline Jacques, ND

2012-05-04 Gastric Staple:

Hi Lynn, Based on the year you had your surgery you most likely had an older procedure called a Vertical Banded Gastroplasty. This was one of the earlier forms of bariatric surgery and is no longer

2012-03-31 Vegan and gastric bypass:

Hi Sheila, I think it can be reasonable for gastric bypass patients to maintain on a vegan diet, but it does take more work. You should still be targeting 60-80 grams of protein per day. On a vegan

2012-03-19 nutritioin after gastric bypass:

Hi Anji, It is very hard to be vegan with a gastric bypass - but not impossible. Being vegan will mean that you need to increase your intake of protein (remember you need 50-60 grams per day of high

2011-09-06 Calcium D-glucarate:

Hi Jan - I am personally a big fan of Calcium-D-Glucarate. It has good research and I think it probably does help reduce some cancer risk. There are really only a couple of suppliers in the world, so

2011-08-17 hair loss post bypass:

Hi Pollie, A couple of things... 1) Hair loss after gastric bypass usually starts at about 100 days post op, continues for a few months and then stops. This hair loss is not nutritionally associated

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