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Among post-bariatric surgery patients, 85.5% achieved a 'good' healthy eating score, while low self-discipline (48%) and lack of time (47%) were the main barriers to diet and exercise adherence.
Cross-Sectional (n=399)
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Low self-discipline, lack of motivation, and lack of time are the primary patient-reported barriers to maintaining diet and exercise regimens following bariatric surgery.
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Most postbariatric patients reported good eating patterns; leaves open objective assessment of adherence barriers in larger prospective cohorts.
OBJECTIVE: Obesity prevalence is increasing, and as an outcome, bariatric procedures are on the rise. Previous articles about bariatric surgery disclosed tremendous results. This study aims to assess eating patterns and identify the reasons behind poor adherence to diet and exercise in postbariatric patients. RESULTS: According to the questionnaire used, the majority (85.5%) of our patients scored "good", 12% scored "fair", and only 2% scored "excellent". None scored "needs improvement". Fruits had a mean consumption of 1.51 ± 0.79 and vegetables 1.78 ± 0.76. The main reasons for patient nonadherence to healthy eating were low self-discipline (48%), lack of motivation (28%), and availability of healthy food and being too busy to prepare healthy meals, both at 25%. Additionally, 55.9% of the study subjects engaged in physical activity. Lack of time (47%), low self-discipline (38%), and weather (32%) were the primary reasons for not exercising regularly.
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Assakran et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Post-bariatric surgery (n=399). Post-bariatric surgery lifestyle adherence was evaluated on Healthy eating assessment score. Among post-bariatric surgery patients, 85.5% achieved a 'good' healthy eating score, while low self-discipline (48%) and lack of time (47%) were the main barriers to diet and exercise adherence.
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