Obesidade ante et post cirurgia

Abstract

The study aim is to analyze the weight loss after surgery in obese individuals, check the degree of effectiveness and try to understand why some patients can lose weight and maintain it and others are not able to lose and preserve weight loss. The impact of the lifestyle and diet were also evaluated after the surgery. The data were collected in the surgery service of Hospital de São Sebastião, located at Santa Maria da Feira. Processes from patients that underwent surgery more than three years before were examined, from which 82 had valid and complete processes: 67 were women and 15 were men. The patients who lost weight and stabilized were 81.3%, and the remaining 18.7%, after losing some weight, increased more than 10.4 pounds. The physical activity is associated to a greater decrease of the body mass index (BMI), both for those who practiced more than 30 minutes daily and for those who practised less time, compared to those who did not practice. The best results were found among the patients who met the diet requisites and practiced more than 30 minutes of daily physical activity. It follows that the higher levels of success occur among those complying with the diet and adhering to physical exercise.