This myth regarding protein is reprinted from Unjury Medical Quality Protein.

Myth 2: I’m at the solid food stage. That means I’m off supplements.

"Why it’s a myth:

First, when the doctor’s office says you can move on to solid foods after surgery, that doesn’t automatically mean to stop using supplements. The ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) has issued recommendations that patients get 60 to 80 grams of quality protein each day.

Can you get that much protein from food? Well, you would need, for example, this much each day:

10 ounces (almost two-thirds of a pound) of chicken or beef (the weight after cooking shrinkage)

OR  10 eggs

OR  14 containers of Yoplait Original Strawberry yogurt

That’s hard to do...What if you don’t get enough protein?

First, reread the story about the man with the thinning heart walls below.

Then, remember that protein is key to not being hungry -- and not being hungry is key to losing weight². We regularly hear from patients and from surgeons’ offices, and even read in the newspaper about patients who had surgery one or more years ago, who are now gaining weight or who have hair falling out.

Please do get the recommended amount of protein for the rest of your life. Every day."

Reprint from Unjury Protein, to find out more see www.Unjury.com

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² "A number of short-term studies indicate that protein intake exerts a more powerful effect on satiety than either carbohydrate or fat..." Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients) (2005) Food and Nutrition Board (FNB)

Paddon-Jones D, Westman E, Mattes RD, Wlfe RR, Astrup A, Westerterp-Plantenga M. Protein, weight management, and satiety. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 ; 87(5): 1558S-15561S.

Weigle DS, Breen PA, Matthys CC, et al. A high-protein diet induces sustained reductions in appetite, ad libitum caloric intake, and body weight despite compensatory changes in diurnal plasma leptin and ghrelin concentrations. Am J Clin Nutr 2005 ;82:41-8

Leidy HJ, Carnell NS, Mattes RD, Campbell WW. Higher protein intake preserves lean mass and satiety with weight loss in pre-obese and obese women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007;15:421-9