Resources

Vitamin & Mineral Supplements After Surgery

Before surgery, our dietitian will give you details on recommended supplements. If you need a place to order these online, Bariatric Advantage is a good resource.

Click Here to be taken to Dr. Merriman's recommended packets

Medical Resources

• Lap-Band AP® System Information
• Lap-Band AP® System You Tube Channel
• Realize System Information
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
• American Dietetic Association
• American Obesity Treatment Association
• International Diabetes Federation
• American Diabetes Association
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
• American Heart Association
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
  Guideline for Identification and Evaluation of Obesity in Adults

Obesity Education & Advocacy

• Obesity Help
• Obesity Society
• Obesity Law and Advocacy Center
• Obesity Action Coalition
• Bariatric Times
• Weight Control Information Network

Post Operative Patient Support

• Support Groups
• Freedom From Obesity – Facebook Page
• Freedom From Obesity – Patient Only Online Support Group
  (click the link and then click the gray box ASK TO JOIN)
• Walk From Obesity
• Shape Up America
• Ten Minute Trainer
  (a favorite workout routine of Dr. Merriman's)
• Brewer Physical Therapy
  Dr. Merriman's partner for patient exercise and lifestyle change support
• Weight Loss Surgery Lifestyles Magazine