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ea0041ep825 | Obesity | ECE2016

Physical function, quality of life and energy expenditure during activities of daily living in post-bariatric surgery patients and obese individuals

Monteiro Fabiane , Ponce Diego Augusto Nascimento , Silva Humberto , Pitta Fabio , Carrilho Alexandre JF

Introduction: Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective method to weight loss, however, some patients experience persistence of physical inactivity or even weight gain over the years. Furthermore, It is not clear if some surgical techniques, mainly those with disabsortive components, could be involved in the low physical performance through interfering with nutritional status This study aimed to evaluate physical function (PF), quality of life (QOL) and energy expenditure (EE) du...