Providing comprehensive surgical care, for lasting results, Offering Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass,
, Gastric Balloon and revisional surgery in the Sunshine Coast, Greater Brisbane, and Townsville.
If you’re thinking about weight loss surgery, one question you probably have, is around the post-surgery bariatric diet. There is a period of adjustment after surgery that requires a transition to solid food. This helps to support your recovery. The precise timing of...
When it comes to tackling obesity and treating and preventing other related diseases such as type-2 diabetes, heart disease and even some cancers a good diet is a critical component. But what is a good diet? Is it low-fat? Is it low-carb? Let’s look at some of...
When you’re thinking about weight loss surgery, you may hear the term floating around ‘protein first.’ What does that mean exactly? Do your protein needs change after weight loss surgery? Questions about your new diet are common, particularly when it comes to protein....
Meal prep is one of many ways that you can help sustain weight loss after gastric sleeve, or any weight loss procedure for that matter. Find out why planning for eating is important after gastric sleeve. And get lots of ideas on how to get meal prepping right. From...
A common question about life after weight loss surgery, is whether it is okay to drink alcohol. It’s an understandable question. Drinking alcohol is not only socially acceptable In Australia, it is often encouraged by friends or family. But is it bad for your health...
The “liquid of life” is really not an exaggeration. The reason there is life on Earth is due to the presence of water (and a breathable atmosphere of course!). Many people today are so busy that they literally forget to stay hydrated. Here on the Sunshine Coast it is...
Dr Garth McLeod is a Sunshine Coast General and Bariatric Surgeon. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in general surgery, with subspecialty training in obesity and metabolic surgery. Dr McLeod adopts a whole-patient approach to bariatric care with a multidisciplinary team
