Background: The nutritional status of individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases is directly related to the severity of the disease and is associated with poor prognosis and the deterioration of immune competence.
Objective: To assess the nutritional status and the body composition of outpatients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with clinical and nutritional assessment of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Background: Use of ring in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is still a matter of controversy among bariatric surgeons. There is no consensus on its impact in relation to weight loss and weight maintenance in the long term.
Aim: To evaluate the influence of the ring on the evolution of body weight over four years after bariatric surgery.