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Determining Basal Energy Expenditure and the Capacity of Thermogenic Adipocytes to Expend Energy in Obese Mice
Published on: November 11, 2021
Preoperative resting energy expenditure does not predict weight loss and maintenance after vertical banded
Giovanni Camerini1, Giuseppe M Marinari, Gian Franco Adami
1Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Università di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Background:
The authors evaluated the predictive efficacy of preoperative resting energy expenditure (REE) on long-term weight loss maintenance following vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG). In the long-term following VBG, low energy expenditure could lead to regain of weight, and thereby REE data might be a reliable predictor of long-term weight outcomes.
Methods:
A prospective study was conducted, taking into account the relationship between preoperative REE values and the results at 3 and 5 years following VBG in terms of both weight loss and success of the operation.
Results:
Long-term weight loss and outcome following VBG appeared to be completely independent of the preoperative REE.
Conclusion:
Preoperative REE cannot predict long-term weight outcome following VBG.
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