Research
Adherence
Post-operative nutritional counseling has a lasting 'eye-opening' effect on patient habits, reducing the perceived need for further nutritional education compared to other support areas.
Take the initial nutritional counseling before your surgery seriously. For most patients, this 'eye-opening' session provides enough knowledge to manage diet long-term without needing constant follow-up. Focus your energy on the physical activity aspect, where ongoing support is more critical.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
Many of the patients stated that they did not know much about balanced and healthy nutrition prior to consulting nutritionists before MBS... Consultation with a nutritionist seems to have a long-lasting effect on MBS patients since patients described this consultation as eye-opening regarding their nutritional habits and in most cases did not feel the need for more consultation in the survey.
Why this rating
Based on self-reported survey data, not objective nutritional biomarkers.
Source
Patient Empowerment for Lifestyle Changes in Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery—A German Nationwide Survey
Alida Finze et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2025
DOI 10.1007/s11695-025-07989-0
cross_sectional · n=323Cited 2×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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