Author(s): Yousefi R; Ben-Porat T; Marques Vieira A; Lavoie KL; Bacon SL;

Background: Prioritizing patients for metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) based on their potential postoperative benefits is essential. Objectives: To examine changes in quality of life (QoL) during the initial postoperative year among patients with diverse eligibility statuses and determine which group experiences greater benefits. Setting: Center in ...

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Author(s): Parrott JM; Benson-Davies S; O' Kane M; Sherf-Dagan S; Ben-Porat T; Arcone VM; Faria SL; Parrott JS;

Background: Clinical practice recommendations for macronutrient intake in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) are insufficiently grounded in the research, possibly due to a paucity of research in key areas necessary to support macronutrient recommendations. An initial scoping r ...

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Bacon SL; Woods R; Fortin A; Lavoie KL;

We aimed to explore the relationships between childhood maltreatment and changes in weight, depressive symptoms and eating behavior post-bariatric surgery (BS). Participants (n = 111, 85% females) were evaluated pre-surgery, and at 6 months (6 M) and 12 months (12 M) post-BS. History of maltreatment was assessed at baseline (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ...

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Author(s): Sherf-Dagan S; Biton R; Ribeiro R; Kessler Y; Ben-Porat T; Raziel A; Rossoni C; Kais H; Bragança R; Santos Z; Goitein D; Viveiros O; Graham Y; Mahawar K; Sakran N;

Objectives: To describe gastrointestinal-related side-effects reported following One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB).
Methods: A multicenter study among OAGB patients across Israel (n=277) and Portugal (n=111) who were recruited to the study based on time ...

Article GUID: 37165861

Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Alberga A; Audet MC; Belleville S; Cohen TR; Garneau PY; Lavoie KL; Marion P; Mellah S; Pescarus R; Rahme E; Santosa S; Studer AS; Vuckovic D; Woods R; Yousefi R; Bacon SL;

Background: Bariatric surgery leads to profound changes in gut microbiota and dietary patterns, both of which may interact to impact gut-brain communication. Though cognitive function improves postsurgery, there is a large variability in outcomes. How bariatric surgery-induced modifications in th ...

Article GUID: 37088645

Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Sherf-Dagan S;

Bariatric surgery (BS) is usually considered when other weight-loss treatments have failed, and remains an effective long-term treatment for severe obesity and its related medical complications [...].

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Sherf-Dagan S; Bacon SL;

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Bacon SL;

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Author(s): Ben-Porat T; Košir U; Peretz S; Sherf-Dagan S; Stojanovic J; Sakran N;

Background: Emerging evidence suggest that problematic eating behaviors such as food addiction (FA) and binge eating (BE) may alter following bariatric surgery (BS) and impact weight outcomes. We aimed to examine the prevalence of FA and BE and their associations with weight outcomes 2 years post-sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Methods: Forty-five women (mean a ...

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