Food Intake and Changes in Eating Behavior After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Obesity Surgery volume 26, pages2059–2067(2016)Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) results in reduced calorie intake and weight loss. Whether patients consume the same types of food before and after surgery or whether they reduce the volume and calorie density of the foods they consume remains unknown.

Objectives

The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the changes in daily caloric and macronutrient intake after LSG and the relation between changes of taste and food tolerance over 2 years.

Methods

Thirty morbidly obese patients with median body mass index (BMI) of 43.9 kg/m2 (39.5–57.3) were prospectively enrolled prior to LSG. Weight, BMI, %EWL, weight loss percentage (%WL), and daily intake were evaluated preoperatively at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery along with a questionnaire evaluating food choices, quality of eating, tolerance of certain types of food, frequency of vomiting, and changes in taste.

Results

The median %EWL and %WL at 12 and 24 months was 65 % (33.9–93.6 %), 27.3 % (14.2–45.5 %) and 71.5 % (39.6–101.1 %), 31 % (19.1–50.3 %) respectively. Six months after surgery, the daily caloric intake reduced by 68 % and the reduction was maintained until 24 months. The median score of the eating questionnaire was 18 (10–27) at 6 months, 22 (16–26) at 12 months, and 23 (10–27) at 24 months, suggesting that the quality of nutrition improved over time. At 6, 12, and 24 months, 75 % of the patients reported changes in taste with reduced interest in sweets, high fat food, and alcoholic drinks. However, at 24 months, 20 % of patients reported a heightened interest in sweets compared to 12 months previously.

Conclusions

LSG reduced calorie intake both through volume of food and the calorie density of the food consumed. The mechanisms for the changes in food preferences may involve both unconditioned and conditioned effects. The influence of dietary counseling on learning which foods are consumed still requires further exploration.

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  1. Division of General Surgery, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Bariatric Center of Excellence IFSO-EU, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Ilenia Coluzzi, Luigi Raparelli, Laura Guarnacci, Emanuela Paone & Gianfranco Silecchia

  2. Department of Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Gianmattia Del Genio

  3. Diabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Carel W. le Roux

  4. Gastrosurgical Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Carel W. le Roux

  5. Polo Integrato Asl Lt-Icot, Sapienza University of Rome, Via F. Faggiana 1668, Latina, 04100, Italy

    Gianfranco Silecchia

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Coluzzi, I., Raparelli, L., Guarnacci, L. et al. Food Intake and Changes in Eating Behavior After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. OBES SURG 26, 2059–2067 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-2043-6

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Keywords

  • Food intake
  • Eating behavior
  • Sleeve gastrectomy