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.
Neuropsychological evaluation is typically done by a clinical neuropsychologist, a psychologist with specialized training in how the brain works. A neuropsychologist uses pencil and paper tests and questionnaires to better understand how the brain is working.