ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery has become the gold standard treatment for
morbid obesity, but access to surgery remains difficult and low compliance to postoperative …

Purpose Despite the increasing prevalence of elderly obese patients, bariatric surgery
remains controversial in this population. Recent publications have focused on perioperative …

Background Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has been shown to be safe and effective
in the elderly population. Unfortunately, utilization of MBS in patients aged 70 years or older …

Weight loss medications are effective to confer additional weight loss after bariatric surgery
in the general population, but they have not been evaluated in adults 60 years of age and …

Background: Surgical treatment of obesity in the elderly, particularly over 65, remains
controversial; it is explained by the increased surgical risk or the lack of data demonstrating …

Background: Bariatric surgery promotes changes in body composition, that can include the
loss of bone mineral density (BMD). There is a lack of studies on the evolution of bone …

RESUMO A obesidade é uma doença crônica que se caracteriza pelo acúmulo excessivo
de gordura no tecido adiposo. Ressaltando a importância do combate a obesidade para a …

Purpose To analyze, in aged obese patients, the weight loss, comorbidity control, and safety
postoperative complications of bariatric surgery by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass technique …

O Ambulatório de Nutrologia realiza o atendimento secundário, na especialidade médica
Nutrologia, dos pacientes referenciados pela Atenção Básica, outras especialidades …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In addition to being associated with worsening of diseases
related to metabolic syndrome and musculoskeletal disorders, obesity in older adults …