Effects of nutritional interventions on eating behavior after bariatric surgery

  • Amanda Chaves Marcuartú Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociências e Comportamento (PPGNC), Belém, Pará, Brasil.
  • Daniela Lopes Gomes Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociências e Comportamento (PPGNC), Belém, Pará, Brasil.
  • Silene Maria Araújo de Lima Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociências e Comportamento (PPGNC), Belém, Pará, Brasil.
Keywords: Obesity, Bariatric surgery, Adherence to treatment, Anxiety, Eating behavior

Abstract

Four adult women with weight relapse and difficulty adhering to nutritional treatment participated. At baseline, sociodemographic, clinical history assessment and treatment adherence questionnaires were applied, in addition to the Beck anxiety inventory and the three dietary factors questionnaire. Intervention 1 (I1): Intervention with a conventional eating plan; Intervention 2 (I2): Intervention based on changing eating behavior. Better results were noticed in the short term with I2. I1 contributed to increasing or maintaining anxiety levels and the frequency of dysfunctional eating behaviors. However, regular long-term monitoring appears to be necessary to provide social reinforcement that motivates adherence behaviors to be maintained even in the absence of improvements in biological markers.

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2025-07-18
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Marcuartú, A. C., Gomes, D. L., & Lima, S. M. A. de. (2025). Effects of nutritional interventions on eating behavior after bariatric surgery. Brazilian Journal of Obesity, Nutrition and Weight Loss, 19(120), 570-583. Retrieved from https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/2785
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