Very low-calorie diet in candidates for bariatric surgery: change in body composition during rapid weight loss
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the changes in the body composition of morbidly obese patients induced by a very low-calorie diet. METHODS: We evaluated 120 patients selected from a university hospital. Body composition was assessed before and after the diet provided during hospitalization, and changes in we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2019-03-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322019000100203&lng=en&tlng=en |