Intuitive eating is associated with weight loss after bariatric surgery in women

The aim of this 2019 study was to analyze the relationship between intuitive eating and weight loss after bariatric surgery. Women who had undergone bariatric surgery were contacted on social networks and administered with a questionnaire assessing intuitive eating and collecting details such as body mass index (BMI). The average age of the 401 female respondents was 39 years, while the mean relative BMI loss was 32.7 ± 12.9%. After adjustments were made for elapsed time since surgery and type of surgery, the total score for the intuitive eating scale (IES-2) was linked with the relative BMI loss. Each 1-point increase in IES-2 score correlated with around a 2.6% BMI loss. The questionnaire sub score with the strongest association with BMI change was Eating for Physical Rather than Emotional Reasons. This study highlights a significant relationship between intuitive eating and decrease in BMIM after bariatric surgery. There was also evidence of changes occurring in the subjects’ eating behaviors over time after the surgery. [NPID: intuitive eating, internal hunger, satiety cues, bariatric surgery, social networks, surgery]

Year: 2019

Reference: Nogué, M., Nogué, E., Molinari, N., Macioce, V., Avignon, A., & Sultan, A. (2019). Intuitive eating is associated with weight loss after bariatric surgery in women. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 110(1), 10–15. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz046

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