Journal article
A pilot study investigating the efficacy of postoperative dietary counseling to improve outcomes after bariatric surgery
Surgery for obesity and related diseases, v 8(5), pp 561-568
01 Sep 2012
PMID: 22551576
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Abstract
Background: Bariatric surgery is a powerful treatment of severe obesity. During the past several years, a greater appreciation for the need for multidisciplinary care to optimize outcomes has developed, and a number of studies have been started to examine the role of postoperative interventions used in combination with surgery. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that the provision of postoperative dietary counseling, delivered by a registered dietitian, would lead to greater weight loss and more positive improvements in dietary intake and eating behavior compared with standard postoperative care. The study was performed at an academic medical center.
Methods: Eighty-four individuals who underwent bariatric surgery were randomly assigned to receive either dietary counseling or standard postoperative care for the first 4 months after surgery. The participants completed measures of macronutrient intake and eating behavior at baseline and 2, 4, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after surgery.
Results: The patients who received dietary counseling achieved greater weight loss than those who received standard postoperative care that did not involve this counseling, although this difference did not reach statistical significance. Patients in the dietary counseling arm did report significant changes in several eating behaviors believed to be important to successful long-term weight maintenance.
Conclusion: The results of our pilot study provide some support for the efficacy of early postoperative dietary counseling to improve outcomes after bariatric surgery. (Surg Obes Relat Dis 2012;8:561-568.) (c) 2012 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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- Title
- A pilot study investigating the efficacy of postoperative dietary counseling to improve outcomes after bariatric surgery
- Creators
- David B. Sarwer - University of PennsylvaniaRenee H. Moore - University of PennsylvaniaJacqueline C. Spitzer - University of PennsylvaniaThomas A. Wadden - University of PennsylvaniaSteven E. Raper - Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaNoel N. Williams - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Surgery for obesity and related diseases, v 8(5), pp 561-568
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R03DK067885 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R03-DK067885 / National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000309695100010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84866427993
- Other Identifier
- 991021448166204721
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