Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes (Nov 2020)

P38 Changes in the body composition in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

  • Juliana Valeria Gómez,
  • Jorgelina Lourdes Cases,
  • Melina Sabán,
  • Clarisa Reynoso,
  • Natalia Antar,
  • Mariana Inés Curriá

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v54i3Sup.424
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 3Sup
pp. 143 – 143

Abstract

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Introduction: The goal of losing weight in obese patients is the loss of fat mass (FM), however, a proportion of lean mass (LM) it´s also lost, it´s contributes to the metabolic rate. Skeletal muscle (SM) is an important component of LM and the best predictor of basal metabolic rate (BMR). Changes in body composition after bariatric surgery (BS) and BMR is controversial. The decrease in BMR may contribute to post-surgical weight regain. Bioimpedance (BIA) is a useful technique for measuring body composition. Objective: To evaluate the changes in body composition after BS. Material and method: Descriptive, observational, retrospective study. Anthropometric data and body composition analysis were collected before BS and 12 to 24 months after it. Gastric bypass (GBP) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) were performed.

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