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What’s The Difference Between Gastric Bypass And A Vlcd (very Low Calorie Diet)?

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

VLCD (very low calorie diet) people eat like 500-800 calories a day and so do gastric bypass post-op patients. So, I weigh 180 pounds and if I start eating 600 calories a day to lose weight, wouldn’t it be the same as if I went in and got a gastric bypass? What is the difference medically if someone would just go on a diet similar to having the bypass done?