This morning I found myself browsing through back issues of Nutrition when I stumbled upon an interesting study, published in 2008: “Comparison of ferrous sulfate and ferrous glycinate for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in gastrectomized patients.” Which brings me to one of my favorite topics. Journey Vitamins.

Photo Credit: Journey Vitamins

You’ll remember that Journey uses a special form of iron known as Ferrochel, which is ferrous bisglycinate, an iron glycinate chelate. On its website, Journey makes the following claim:

Clinical studies with Albion’s Ferrochel® have shown Ferrochel® improves hemoglobin and ferritin indices at lower dosages than ferrous sulfate or ferrous ascorbate; lower dosages mean fewer side effects and no interactions with other nutrients.

Well, many members of the community, such as Andrea at WLS Vitagarten, have requested copies of these clinical studies to no avail. The research we do have does not support the use of ferrous bisglycinate, especially not in weight loss surgery patients. This study is no exception.

Continue reading ‘Ferrous Glycinate Chelate and Gastrectomized Patients’

Misinformation makes me angry. Let’s just put that out there. And? There’s a lot of misinformation in the bariatric community. There are a lot of companies looking to make a buck off of bariatric patients. Let’s face it. We’re a pretty willing audience much of the time. Your protein will help us lose weight 10% faster? Awesome! Sign me up! You make sugar-free gummy vitamins that I can take once a day? Send ‘em my way! Utensils that blink when I’m supposed to take a bite? Where do I enter my credit card information?

But there’s a difference between looking to make a profit and actively toying with our health. When you have a prominent role in the bariatric community, you need to hold yourself to a higher standard. When you yourself are a bariatric patient? That standard should be exceptionally high. It’s a matter of personal integrity. Unfortunately, personal integrity appears not to matter to some people.

I’ve already written about Journey Vitamins after trying their product in Houston. I’ve tried to keep my mouth shut on a lot of their faulty advertising for two reasons. First, I really hoped that people were smart enough to see through the bad science on their own. Second, there are others out there pointing out the flaws much better than I ever could. But I’ve reached my breaking point.

Source: Journey Vitamins

Continue reading ‘More Misinformation from Journey Vitamins’