title: Sweet Eating Habit: Does This Affect the Results After Sleeve Gastrectomy?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is commonly believed that eating habits, specially the sweet eating habit, can predict results after bariatric surgery; for this reason, it is considered one of the selection criteria when deciding the surgical technique. However, there is not enough evidence of its impact on the results after sleeve gastrectomy (SG).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the relationship between the sweet eating habit and weight loss after SG.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Group A: nonobese subjects, and group B: patients who underwent SG and had ≥6 months follow-up. Demographics, anthropometrics, percentage excess weight loss (%EWL) at 6, 12, and 24 months, and eating habits before surgery were analyzed. Sweet eating consumption was classified as follows: mild, moderate, and severe. Uni- and bivariate logistic regression analysis according to each variable was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 2006 and 2011, 157 patients underwent SG at our institution; 36% were male, age 41 years old, and initial body mass index 46 kg/m(2). Mean %EWL at 6, 12, and 24 months was 66%, 77%, and 70%, respectively. Sweet eating consumption: Mild: 59%; Moderate: 38%; and Severe: 3%. No difference was found in sweet eating patterns among groups A and B; %EWL for mild, moderate, and severe sweet eaters at 6 months was 66 ± 16, 66 ± 14, and 65 ± 10, respectively (P = non-significant [NS]). The same analysis was made at 12 months: 76 ± 20, 79 ± 18, and 78 ± 11 (P = NS). At 24 months, only mild and moderate sweet eaters were available for comparison: 69 ± 23 and 73 ± 19, respectively (P = NS).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preliminary data suggested that preoperative sweet eating habit would not predict results after SG in terms of weight loss.
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marconetto
authors.affiliation: 2 Programa de Unidades Bariátricas, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gorodner
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viscido
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piazzoni
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Eugenia Loretani
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: 1 Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina .
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Obeide
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002182:Candy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose