Comparison of the Absorption of Hydrolyzed or Intact Proteins in Morbid Obese Patients After the Roux Y Gastric Bypass

The gastric bypass can reduce the bioavailability of food proteins. The bioavailability of hydrolyzed proteins may be higher than intact proteins. Thus, the use of hydrolyzed proteins could compensate for the decrease in protein bioavailability observed after gastric By-pass in morbidly obese patients. The effectiveness of a hydrolyzed protein intake may be higher than that of an intact protein intake to improve the status of a By-pass. The hypothesis would be that the use of hydrolyzed proteins would compensate for the decrease in bioavailability of food proteins caused by gastric By-pass.