Nutritional status and eating habits of bariatric patients with and without nutritional monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil/ ESTADO NUTRICIONAL E HABITOS ALIMENTARES DE PACIENTES BARIATRICOS COM E SEM ACOMPANHAMENTO NUTRICIONAL DURANTE A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19 NO BRASIL

• Published in: Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento Vol. 18; no. 113; p. 266
• Main Authors: de Oliveira, Katarina Marcelino, Costa, Vanessa Vieira Lourenco, Gomes, Daniela Lopes, Figueira, Marcela de Souza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercicio. IBPEFEX 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Brasil
• ISSN: 1981-9919; 1981-9919

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an infectious disease with the development of mild to severe symptoms and, among the preventive measures, social isolation was recommended. During confinement, emotional problems and stress led to increased consumption of high-calorie and ultra-processed foods. Post-bariatric surgery patients are especially vulnerable to emotional distress and inappropriate lifestyle behaviors. Objective: To evaluate the association between self-reported nutritional status, eating habits, and nutritional monitoring of bariatric patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical, online study with 412 bariatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil from September 2021 to February 2022. Results and discussion: Patients with nutritional monitoring had higher BMI during the pre-pandemic period and higher consumption of fresh fruit, while patients without nutritional monitoring had a positive association with higher consumption of ultra-processed foods and the habit of skipping 6 meals a day; additionally, not consuming fresh fruit was positively associated with high body mass index. Conclusion: Given this, it is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic caused impacts on the studied population, with changes in anthropometric data and eating habits. Key words: Bariatric Surgery. Nutritional Status. Feeding Behavior. Nutrition Assessment. COVID-19. Introducao: A pandemia de COVID--19 e uma doenca infecciosa com desenvolvimento de sintomas leves a graves e, dentre as medidas de prevencao, foi recomendado o isolamento social. Durante o confinamento, problemas emocionais e estresse, levou ao aumento do consumo de alimentos altamente caloricos e ultraprocessados. Pacientes pos-cirurgia bariatrica sao especialmente vulneraveis ao sofrimento emocional e comportamentos de estilo de vida inadequados. Objetivo: Avaliar a associacao entre o estado nutricional autorreferido, os habitos alimentares e o acompanhamento nutricional de pacientes bariatricos no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil. Materiais e metodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo e analitico, on-line, com 412 pacientes bariatricos durante a pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil no periodo de setembro de 2021 a fevereiro de 2022. Resultados e discussao: Pacientes com acompanhamento nutricional obtiveram maior IMC durante o periodo pre-pandemia e maior consumo de frutas frescas, enquanto pacientes sem acompanhamento nutricional obtiveram associacao positiva com maior consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e o habito de nao realizar 6 refeicoes por dia; adicionalmente, o nao consumo de frutas frescas obteve associacao positiva com elevado indice de massa corporal. Conclusao: Diante disso, fica evidente que a pandemia de COVID-19 ocasionou impactos na populacao estudada, com alteracoes nos dados antropometricos e nos habitos alimentares. Palavras-chave: Cirurgia Bariatrica. Estado Nutricional. Comportamento Alimentar. Avaliacao Nutricional. COVID-19.