Dietary Assessment and Patients Perspective Reasons for Diet and Exercise Adherence Post Bariatric Surgery

Abstract

Objective: Obesity prevalence is increasing and as an outcome; bariatric procedures are on the rise. Previous articles about bariatric surgery disclosed tremendous results. This study aims to estimate the rate and identify the reasons behind poor adherence to diet and exercise in post-bariatric patients.Results: Majority (85.5%) of our patients scored “good”, 12% scored “fair”, and only 2% scored “excellent”. None scored “needs improvement”. Fruits had a mean of 1.51 ± 0.79 and vegetables 1.78 ± 0.76. The main reasons for patient non-adherence to healthy eating were: low self-discipline (48%), lack of motivation (28%), availability of healthy food, and being too busy to prepare healthy meals; both (25%). (55.9%) of the study subjects engaged in physical activity. Lack of time (47%), low self-discipline (38%), and weather (32%) were the primary reasons for not exercising regularly.