Differences in the cluster of depressive symptomatology among bariatric surgery candidates, long-term bariatric surgery patients, and subjects with a major depressive disorder without obesity.

Introduction: depression is more frequent among people with obesity (PwO) compared to the general population. Depression seems to improve after bariatric surgery (BS) at short term, but data are inconclusive at long term. Besides, it is not known whether depressive symptoms among PwO are similar to those people with a major depression without obesity.

Effects of weight stigma on BMI and inflammatory markers among people living with obesity.

Objective: Weight stigma (WS) and prejudice are one of the most prevalent ways of discrimination among adults, comparable with rates of racial discrimination. Exposure to WS among patients with obesity (PWO) may make the adoption of healthy dietary patterns and regular physical activity even more challenging and, therefore, the achievement of weight loss. Additionally, WS could also induce physiological responses such as increased levels of inflammatory markers, due to stress exposure.

Long-term chronic joint pain after sleeve gastrectomy and its influence on clinical and psychological outcomes.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery (BS) is effective in improving chronic joint pain (CJP). However, the long-term effects on this comorbidity are poorly understood.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of CJP in a sample of patients who had undergone BS with a minimum follow-up of 18 months.

The coexistence of low albumin levels and obesity worsens clinical outcomes among subjects admitted for sars-cov-2 infection.

Background And Aims: The clinical spectrum of the SARS-CoV-2 infection is very broad, ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe pneumonia. However, the majority of fatalities related to COVID-19 have involved old, frail and patients with comorbidities, such as obesity, groups that also have high rates of a poor nutritional status. To assess the impact on clinical outcomes of the coexistence of any degree of obesity and low albumin levels on admission among patients with COVID-19.

Influence of nutritional status on clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Background And Aims: Several factors that worsen the prognosis of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 have been identified, such as obesity or diabetes. However, despite that nutrition may change in a lockdown situation, little is known about the influence of malnutrition among subjects hospitalized due to COVID-19. Our study aimed to assess whether the presence of malnutrition among patients admitted due to COVID-19 had any impact on clinical outcomes compared with patients with the same condition but well nourished.

GLP1 analogues among patients with overweight or obesity during lockdown.

Background And Objectives: One of the potential negative effects of a lockdown are changes in dietary and lifestyle patterns, which can lead to weight gain. Our objective was to assess the changes on dietary habits and eating patterns in a lockdown situation and their impact on weight. We aimed to determine whether the treatment with GLP1 analogues (aGLP1) could impact on these parameters.

Long-Term Prevalence of Food Addiction Among Bariatric Surgery Patients: Influence on Metabolic and Psychological Outcomes.

We wanted to assess the prevalence of individuals with food addiction (FA) among bariatric surgery (BS) patients at long term and to determine if there was any relationship between FA and both clinical and psychological outcomes at the time of the evaluation. Participants were evaluated for the presence of FA with the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0.

Effects of depressive symptoms on clinical outcomes, inflammatory markers and quality of life after a significant weight loss in a bariatric surgery sample.

Introduction: Obesity is linked to a low-grade chronic systemic inflammation that improves after weight loss. Depressive disorder has been suggested to be associated with systemic inflammation up regulation.

Objective: We aimed to explore whether, after a significant weight loss, the presence of depressive symptoms was associated with differences in terms of inflammatory markers and quality of life.

Postoperative grazing as a risk factor for negative outcomes after bariatric surgery.

Introduction/purpose: After bariatric surgery, de novo eating patterns can develop, such as grazing. Although grazing has been associated with poorer weight loss, it has received minimal attention. We aimed to assess the influence of grazing in clinical, biochemical and psychological outcomes in a bariatric surgery sample.

Eating disorders are frequent among type 2 diabetic patients and are associated with worse metabolic and psychological outcomes: results from a cross-sectional study in primary and secondary care settings.

Aims: Data regarding the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) and their influence on clinical outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are scarce. Our aim is to investigate the frequency of positive screening for ED, specifically binge eating disorder (BED), in a T2DM sample and analyze whether there are any differences among T2DM subjects with a positive screening for ED or BED.

Methods: Three hundred and twenty subjects with T2DM were recruited randomly.

Cardiovascular risk profile in Mediterranean patients submitted to bariatric surgery and intensive lifestyle intervention: impact of both interventions after 1 year of follow-up.

Background: The aim was to compare obesity-related cardiovascular (CV) risk factors (classic and emerging) and the estimated CV risk at 10 years (calculated by REGICOR) in obese Mediterranean patients submitted to bariatric surgery and intensive lifestyle intervention at baseline and after 1 year of follow-up.

Methods: Patients submitted to bariatric surgery (n = 108) and standardized program of therapeutic changes in lifestyle (n = 90) were retrospectively included. Clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory analysis were routinely determined before weight loss intervention and at 1 year follow-up.

Are subjects with criteria for adult attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder doing worse after bariatric surgery? A case-control study.

Introduction: There is an increasing awareness of the strong associations between obesity and adult attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with high rates of ADHD (26-61%) in patients seeking weight loss.

Aims: To determine the frequency of ADHD in a bariatric surgery (BS) sample and investigate whether there were any differences among clinical, analytical and psychological parameters in individuals with criteria for ADHD.

Methods: Sixty patients (78.