G F Adami1. 1. Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche e Metodologie Integrate, Università di Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 8, 16132 Genoa, Italy. adami@unige.it
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cognitive restraint, binge eating, night eating, body image disparagement and shape overconcern describe the food and weight related attitudes of obese patients. POSTOPERATIVE FINDINGS: At long term follow-up after biliopancreatic diversion, body weight is steadily at normal or nearly normal levels regardless of food intake: any preoccupation for food, weight and diet are thereafter completely abandoned. The normalization of body shape corresponds to a sharp improvement in eating behavior, body image and psychological conditions. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the dissatisfaction of one's somatic morphology and the consequent dieting account for most of the aberrant eating patterns in obese patients.
BACKGROUND: Cognitive restraint, binge eating, night eating, body image disparagement and shape overconcern describe the food and weight related attitudes of obesepatients. POSTOPERATIVE FINDINGS: At long term follow-up after biliopancreatic diversion, body weight is steadily at normal or nearly normal levels regardless of food intake: any preoccupation for food, weight and diet are thereafter completely abandoned. The normalization of body shape corresponds to a sharp improvement in eating behavior, body image and psychological conditions. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the dissatisfaction of one's somatic morphology and the consequent dieting account for most of the aberrant eating patterns in obesepatients.
Authors: Laura Pecori; Gian Giacomo Serra Cervetti; Giuseppe M Marinari; Franco Migliori; Gian Franco Adami Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2007-01 Impact factor: 4.129
Authors: Pedro J Teixeira; António L Palmeira; Teresa L Branco; Sandra S Martins; Cláudia S Minderico; José T Barata; Analiza M Silva; Luís B Sardinha Journal: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act Date: 2004-08-02 Impact factor: 6.457