Registered Dietitians Play Essential Role in Management of Gastric Bypass Patients

Clearly. By promoting the conventional stupidity, they cause the diet failure that results in the "need" for fat person surgery.

More than one third of Americans are considered obese and approximately 15 million (5%) Americans now have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40. The April issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association focuses on the ever-increasing use of bariatric surgery to control the excess morbidity and mortality associated with extreme obesity and the important role that registered dietitians play in the management of patients who have undergone the procedure.

A good reason for docs to promote these cash cow ranchers for the surgeons.