title: [Eating habits of patients with severe obesity].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Severe obesity is a health problem that has medical, emotional and economic consequences. The etiology of severe obesity is multifactorial; however, it is known that the eating habits represent a major factor in the development of this disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to identify eating patterns and specific habits that need to be changed to achieve weight loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study with 250 candidates for bariatric surgery, 79.2% women and 20.8% men aged 37.7 ± 10.2 years and 44.3 ± 7.7 kg/m2 BMI patients was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that "drinking water", "eat faster than most people", "leave the plate empty", "have long fasts", "sweet cravings", and "drinking soda" were the most common habits in patients with severe obesity. The existence of significant differences between the habits of men and women and between BMI strata or groups are also discussed. "Snacking" and "eat until you feel uncomfortable" were significantly different between men and women and "eat by yourself because you feel ashamed of eating with others" was significant between BMI strata.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that it is important that the treatment of these patients includes assessment techniques and behavior modification aimed at these habits. It is recommended to include in future studies patients with normal weight and overweight as well as the use of instruments with adequate psychometric properties.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González. México. aidaresendiz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Aída Monserrat
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reséndiz Barragán
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.. sheila_627@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sheila Viridiana
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hernández Altamirano
authors.affiliation: Hospital Star Médica Querétaro. México. mariana.sierra.m@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mariana Alejandra
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sierra Murguía
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología. México.. mtt1199@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres Tamayo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012727:Sex Characteristics