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Makers of Bari Liquid Force Launch Free Bariatric App That Instantly Scores Any Grocery Product for Post-Surgery Suitability
Bariatric Shopper’s Companion — powered by the Bariscan barcode engine — gives gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, lap band, and SADI patients an instant suitability score, dumping syndrome risk rating, and healthier swap suggestions for any packaged food, completely free of charge.
United States, 9th Apr 2026 – Universal Body Labs, the family-owned company behind Bari Liquid Force — one of the most trusted bariatric multivitamins in the United States — today announced the launch of Bariatric Shopper’s Companion, a free mobile application that allows bariatric surgery patients to scan the UPC barcode of any packaged food and receive an instant Bariatric Suitability Score (0–100), a dumping syndrome risk rating, and 3–5 healthier bariatric-friendly swap suggestions in seconds.
The app is available now as a free download on the Google Play Store, with an Apple App Store version currently in development and expected soon. The app’s companion website is live at https://bariatricapp.com.
A Real Problem That Needed a Real Solution
More than 200,000 bariatric surgeries are performed annually in the United States, and research published in the National Institutes of Health estimates that 40% to 76% of bariatric surgery patients will experience dumping syndrome at some point after their procedure. For gastric bypass patients specifically, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) reports that figure can reach as high as 85%.
Despite the enormous and growing post-operative bariatric population, no widely available consumer tool existed to help patients evaluate individual food products against the specific nutritional priorities that follow weight loss surgery — until now.
“Grocery shopping after bariatric surgery is one of the most stressful parts of post-op life, and it doesn’t get talked about enough,” said the development team at Universal Body Labs. “Patients are staring at walls of protein bars, yogurts, and snack foods, trying to do complex label math in the aisle while they’re tired, rushed, or hungry. We built this app to turn that anxiety into a single, clear number — plus a simple explanation of why.”
How Bariatric Shopper’s Companion Works
The app uses the phone’s camera to scan the UPC barcode of any packaged food item — in the grocery store or at home. The proprietary Bariscan scoring engine then analyzes the product across six bariatric-specific nutrition factors, weighted by clinical importance for post-surgical patients:
- Sugar (25%) — Flags added sugar, hidden sugars, and high-fructose corn syrup
- Protein (25%) — Prioritizes higher-protein choices critical for healing and muscle retention
- Fat / Dumping Risk (20%) — Highlights high-fat content and known dumping triggers
- Fiber (10%) — Evaluates fiber content for steadier post-surgical digestion
- Ingredient Quality (10%) — Identifies sugar alcohols, hydrogenated oils, and other watch-out ingredients
- Calorie Density (10%) — Favors nutrient-dense options where every bite counts
The result is a single Bariatric Suitability Score from 0 to 100, accompanied by a clear explanation of what helped and what hurt the score, a dumping syndrome risk flag (Low, Medium, or High), and a “Swap” button that instantly displays 3–5 better alternatives in the same food category.
The Dumping Score: A Feature Patients Have Been Asking For
One of the app’s most distinctive features is its dumping score — a risk assessment that evaluates how likely a specific food product is to trigger dumping syndrome. Dumping syndrome occurs when food, especially food high in sugar or fat, moves too rapidly from the stomach to the small intestine, causing nausea, cramping, diarrhea, dizziness, and sweating.
The dumping score analyzes sugar content, fat levels, and specific ingredients known to be common dumping triggers, then presents the risk as a simple Low, Medium, or High rating. This feature is especially valuable for gastric bypass, SADI, and revision surgery patients, who are at the highest risk.
Built for All Major Bariatric Surgery Types
Bariatric Shopper’s Companion is designed to serve patients who have undergone any of the four major bariatric procedure types:
- Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y / RNY)
- Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy / VSG)
- Lap-Band (Adjustable Gastric Banding)
- SADI (Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass)
Key Features at Launch
Bariatric Shopper’s Companion launches with a robust feature set that includes instant barcode scanning with sub-second results, the six-factor Bariatric Suitability Scoring system, dumping syndrome risk flagging for every scanned product, the smart swap feature for finding better alternatives, a curated library of 20+ Featured Essentials for common bariatric staples, persistent scan history and favorites so patients can build and save their personal safe-foods list, and full offline functionality after the initial load — a critical feature for grocery stores with weak cell signal.
The app is completely free with no subscriptions, no premium tiers, and no in-app purchases.
From the Makers of Bari Liquid Force
Bariatric Shopper’s Companion was developed by Universal Body Labs, the U.S.-based, family-owned company behind Bari Liquid Force — widely recognized as one of the most complete bariatric multivitamins available. Bari Liquid Force delivers 29 essential nutrients and 42 superfoods in rapid-absorbing liquid gel capsules specifically engineered for the altered digestive systems of bariatric surgery patients. The vitamin has earned over 2,000 five-star reviews and is available on Amazon and through the company’s website at https://bariliquidforce.com.
Availability
Bariatric Shopper’s Companion is available now as a free download on the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bariatriccompanion.app
An iOS version for Apple devices is currently in development and coming soon. Users can sign up for launch notifications at https://bariatricapp.com.
About Universal Body Labs
Universal Body Labs is a privately owned, family-run company based in the United States and a proud member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The company is best known for Bari Liquid Force, a liquid gel cap bariatric multivitamin delivering 29 essential nutrients and 42 superfoods, trusted by thousands of post-operative bariatric patients nationwide. Learn more at https://bariliquidforce.com.
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The flagship Hopes Advance Project has a NI 43-101 Measured & Indicated resource of about 1.36 billion tonnes at a head grade of 32.1% Fe.
Canada, 3rd Oct 2026 – Global Stocks News – Sponsored content disseminated on behalf of Oceanic Iron Ore. On September 29, 2026, Oceanic Iron Ore (TSXV: FEO) issued a message to shareholders entitled “Global Demand Drivers for Iron Ore”.
Oceanic is focused on the development of its 100% owned Hopes Advance, Morgan Lake and Roberts Lake iron ore projects located on the coast, in the Labrador Trough in Québec, Canada.
The flagship Hopes Advance Project has a NI 43-101 Measured & Indicated resource of about 1.36 billion tonnes at a head grade of 32.1% Fe. The project is located at tidewater. The PEA highlights that Oceanic will not require a railroad to get its iron ore to market, significantly reducing capital expenses and operating costs.
Global Demand Drivers for Iron Ore
Chris Batalha, CEO
Iron ore is not one of the sexy metals like gold or silver. People don’t chat about it at dinner parties or walk the red carpet flaunting their pig iron earrings. Many investors aren’t sure exactly what it is or what it is used for.
“Iron ore is not something that dreams are made of,” confirmed Oceanic’s co-founder, Frank Giustra, in a recent ITM interview. “It’s a bulk commodity. It doesn’t drive men to do crazy things. But in a world that is industrializing, iron ore is crucial.”
Trace amounts of iron ore are used in pigments and cosmetics, but 98% of all mined iron ore is smelted to create hot metal – a high-carbon intermediate product, which is then refined into steel.
Due to its high tensile strength, durability and relatively low cost, steel serves as the structural backbone for modern civilization. Every year, about 1.9 billion tonnes of crude steel is produced globally.
Buildings and infrastructure account for 50% of all global steel demand. I-beams and columns require steel. So does the rebar embedded in concrete used to build roads, bridges, and foundations. In a typical skyscraper, structural steel accounts for 10% of the overall construction cost.
About half of the weight of a car is steel, providing strength to the chassis, door panels and engine components. Steel is also used to make train tracks, cargo ships, oil tankers and wind turbines.
China controls about 52% of global steel production and is the largest seaborne iron ore importer. India’s steel production is growing about 6% year-over-year. In 2025, India’s domestic shortages of high-grade iron ore forced a spike in imports to meet demand. India’s seaborne iron ore imports just hit a 7-year high.
Countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are experiencing a boom in infrastructure and industrial construction. These four countries have a combined population of 530 million people. Southeast Asia lacks large-scale domestic iron ore production. Seaborne iron ore imports in the region are growing 3% annually.
Australia (980 million tonnes/year) is the world’s top iron ore producer, followed by Brazil (420 million tonnes/year) and India (310 million tonnes/year). Canada produces 70 million tonnes of iron ore per year. We are the 8th largest producer of iron ore, with the 6th largest global reserves. Québec produces 60% of Canadian iron ore, with Newfoundland, Labrador & Nunavut responsible for the other 40%.
Most Canadian iron ore is exported to China, followed closely by Europe, where its high-grade specifications are in demand.
Unlike precious metals, which are typically sold in coin or bar form at 99.9% purity, the price of iron ore is mine-specific, depending on iron content and impurity levels.
In the next message, I will explain why Oceanic’s type of iron ore is selling at a premium on international markets.
By Chris Batalha
CEO of Oceanic Iron Ore
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 3rd Oct 2026 – YSC Paving, a family-owned and operated commercial asphalt paving contractor based in Phoenix, is marking 25 years of paving commercial properties across the Phoenix metro.
Founded as Young, Swenson & Cross Paving, the company has built its business around commercial and institutional properties, including apartment complexes, HOAs, churches, schools, distribution centers, and retail centers. These properties have different paving needs based on factors such as traffic, drainage, and ongoing maintenance requirements.
A Focus on Commercial and Institutional Properties
YSC Paving’s core services include asphalt paving, asphalt maintenance such as sealcoating, crack sealing, and striping, grading and excavation, and dedicated parking lot paving, maintenance, and repair services. YSC Paving works with property managers, HOA boards, schools, and places of worship across the Phoenix metro area, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Surprise, and other Valley communities.
YSC Paving plans to continue serving commercial and institutional properties throughout the greater Phoenix metro area while maintaining the focus that has defined the company for 25 years.
About YSC Paving
YSC Paving is a family-owned and operated commercial asphalt paving contractor based in Phoenix, Arizona, serving the greater Phoenix metro area. The company has 25 years of experience paving commercial properties. Services include asphalt paving, asphalt maintenance, grading and excavation, and parking lot paving, maintenance, and repair for commercial and institutional properties.
More information is available at yscpaving.com.
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The retired financial professional pushes back on the common belief that successful investing depends on tracking more information, faster.
The Advice Robert Gentil Hears Most Often
Virginia, USA, Oct 03, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Robert Gentil spent decades in New York’s stock and trading markets before retiring to Richmond, Virginia. He still hears the same advice given to new investors, over and over: watch everything, check often, and never miss an update.
“People assume that the investor who reads the most and checks the most screens is the one who makes the best decisions,” Gentil said. “In my experience, it’s usually the opposite. The people who made the calmest, most sensible decisions were often the ones who had trained themselves to ignore most of what came across their desk.”
Gentil is not arguing that information is worthless. He is arguing that there is a difference between being informed and being overwhelmed, and that most standard advice on investing collapses the two into one idea.
Why More Data Can Work Against You
During his years in finance, Gentil worked with tools built to deliver constant updates: real-time prices, breaking headlines, analyst notes arriving by the hour. He said the volume itself became a problem.
“A screen full of numbers doesn’t tell you what matters,” he said. “It tells you what changed in the last minute. Those are two very different things. The hardest skill I ever developed wasn’t reading data faster. It was learning to decide what deserved my attention and what didn’t.”
He points to periods of market volatility as the clearest example. The instinct, he said, is to check prices more often when markets are unsettled. That instinct usually makes things worse.
“When people check constantly during a downturn, they end up reacting to noise instead of thinking clearly,” Gentil said. “The investors I respected most in my career were the ones who could look at a volatile market and do almost nothing, at least for a while. That took more discipline than any trade I ever made.”
A Habit He Carried Into Retirement
Gentil said the instinct to filter information rather than collect it followed him well beyond his career in finance. These days, his mornings still include a brief look at the markets, but he describes it as a habit rooted in curiosity rather than necessity.
“I don’t need the information anymore,” he said. “But I still notice how tempting it is to open five tabs and call that being informed. It rarely is.”
He draws a comparison to a hobby that has little to do with markets at all: astronomy. From the third-floor balcony of his Victorian home, Gentil spends clear evenings observing the night sky, a pursuit he has kept up since childhood.
“The sky is full of light,” he said. “Most of it isn’t useful if you’re trying to find one planet or track one meteor shower. You have to know what you’re actually looking for, or you’ll spend the whole night distracted by everything that doesn’t matter. Markets aren’t so different.”
What He Tells People Instead
Gentil’s advice to newer investors is not to consume less information out of laziness, but to be more deliberate about which information earns a response.
“Ask yourself if what you just read changes anything about your actual plan,” he said. “Most of the time, it doesn’t. If it doesn’t change your plan, it doesn’t need your attention right now.”
He said this discipline mattered most during periods when markets moved quickly and headlines multiplied by the hour.
“The people who did well over the long run weren’t the ones with the fastest feed,” Gentil said. “They were the ones who could sit still with a decision they’d already made and let the noise pass through without reacting to every bit of it.”
Gentil is careful to note that this is not an argument against paying attention altogether. He still reads the newspaper each morning and still follows economics and financial news out of genuine interest. The difference, he said, is that he no longer confuses volume with insight.
“Being informed means knowing what matters,” he said. “Being overwhelmed just means you’ve stopped being able to tell the difference.”
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About Robert Gentil
Robert Gentil is a retired financial professional and longtime resident of Richmond, Virginia. He spent several decades working in New York’s stock and trading markets before retiring to Richmond, where he spends his time reading, gardening, and observing the night sky from the balcony of his historic Victorian home.
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