Eating dates in moderation can contribute to many health benefits, such as protecting against damage to cells from free radicals, helping preventing a stroke, coronary heart disease and the development of colon, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
The Psychological Evaluation. To determine whether patients are mentally fit for bariatric surgery, all bariatric surgery patients undergo a psychological evaluation. The mental health professional should be familiar with bariatric surgery procedures, in order to quickly spot any potential problems, including drug and alcohol abuse.
Once an evaluator has been selected, stakeholders have been engaged, and a team has been assembled, begin the planning process by discussing the evaluation purpose and selecting evaluation questions. It is important to have a clear vision about the reasons for the evaluation before drafting specific evaluation questions. The initial team meeting can be dedicated to reaching a consensus about the primary evaluation goals.