Adherence
An intensive, early post-bariatric lifestyle intervention combining nutritional-behavioral tele-counseling and supervised exercise does not improve weight loss or secondary health outcomes compared to standard care alone.
If you have had bariatric surgery, standard post-operative care is likely sufficient for optimal weight loss. Adding an intensive, early lifestyle program with frequent counseling and exercise sessions does not improve results and may be unnecessarily burdensome. Focus on sustainable habits rather than intensive early intervention.
An adjunctive lifestyle program implemented immediately after surgery had no favorable impact upon weight loss and health outcomes.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with 153 participants, though the intervention was complex and adherence varied.
Source
Impact of nutritional‐behavioral and supervised exercise intervention following bariatric surgery: The <scp>BARI‐LIFESTYLE</scp> randomized controlled trial
Friedrich C. Jassil et al. · Obesity · 2023
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