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. 2021 Jul;31(7):2979-2987.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05336-7. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Health Status, Eating, and Lifestyle Habits in the Long Term Following Sleeve Gastrectomy

Irit Oved  1 , Ronit Endevelt  1   2 , Limor Mardy-Tilbor  3 , Asnat Raziel  4 , Shiri Sherf-Dagan  5   6
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Health Status, Eating, and Lifestyle Habits in the Long Term Following Sleeve Gastrectomy

Irit Oved et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Introduction: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is an established bariatric procedure. However, long-term data on eating and lifestyle behaviors and their effect on weight outcomes are scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to examine these long-term behaviors and their associations to weight outcomes following SG.

Methods: A long-term follow-up study (>5 years post-surgery) of 266 adult patients admitted to a primary SG surgery during 2008-2012 and who participated in a pre-surgery study was conducted. Data on pre-surgery demographics, anthropometrics, and medical status were obtained from the patients' medical records. Data on long-term health status, anthropometrics, lifestyle and eating habits, eating pathologies, follow-up regime, and satisfaction from the surgery were collected by an interview phone calls according to a structured questionnaire.

Results: Data of 169 patients were available before and 7.8±1.0 years post-SG. Their baseline mean age was 41.8±11.3 years, and 71.6% of them were females. The mean post-surgery excess weight loss (EWL) was 53.2±31.2%, and 54.2% had EWL of ≥50%. Eating 3-6 meals per day, not having the urge to eat after dinner, separating liquids from solids, avoiding carbonated beverages, and performing physical activity were related to better weight-loss outcomes (P≤0.026). However, frequent need for eating sweets, binge eating, and feeling guilty or sad after eating were related to worse weight-loss outcomes (P≤0.010). Furthermore, only a minority reported taking a multivitamin and participating in follow-up meetings after more than 1 year since the surgery (≤21.3%).

Conclusions: In the long term following SG, approximately half achieved EWL of ≥50%, and physical activity, certain eating patterns, and eating pathologies were related to weight outcomes.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Eating and lifestyle behaviors; Nutritional supplementation; Weight loss.

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