Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Open Access

Abstract

Lose weight is linked with short-term improving and prevention of metabolic risk, but whether these benefits persist over time among UAE national subjects post-bariatric is unknown. The prospective, controlled UAE obese subjects study involved obese subjects who underwent gastric surgery and matched with traditional treated obese control subjects (weight reeducation diet care plan). We report follow-up data for subjects (mean age 30 years; mean body-mass index, 40) who had been followed by a clinical dietitian for 1-2 years (200 subjects) or before the analysis (August 1, 2017). The follow-up rate for laboratory examinations was 80.6% at 2 years. Follow up with dietitian clinic after one and two years, the weight had increased by 0.3% in the control group (diet care plan) and had decreased by 24% in the bariatric surgery group after 2 years, the weight had increased by 1.6% and decreased by 16.%, respectively. Food intake was lower and the physically active subjects higher in the surgery group than in the control group during the observation period. Two year rates of recovery from diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension and hyperuricemia were more positive in the surgery group than in the control group. The surgery group had lower 2-year incidence rates of diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia and hyperuricemia than the control group with considering nutrition intervention and education in both. As compared with usual therapy, bariatric surgery appears to be a good option for the treatment of severe obesity, resulting in long-term weight loss, improved lifestyle, reducing the risk factors with subjects with butting in consideration the good follow-ups of medical nutrition-dietitian clinic interventions in both subjects.

Biography

Amani Kamal Mohamed Akeelah Saqallah has completed her BSc degree from King Faisal University and had her one year Residency training at King Fahad Educational Hospital, KSA. She had her formal RD training at Kansas State and her Master’s degree in Nutrition Science and Policy with the combination of Public Health at Tufts University, Boston, USA in 2013. She has developed successful nutrition workshops to meet age group educational needs. She designed and implemented innovative programs benefiting public and enhancing their well living skills and self-esteems. She achieved her Health Care MBA and Field Dietitian - Health Researcher Certificate from North Carolina and UAEU. She has joined Zayed University in 2014 and is a freelancer Member at Abu Dhabi CVD Public Health (Weqaya-Nutrition). She has an affiliation with the Emirate Strategic Research Center (ESRC) and her research focus is on behavior change, lifestyle and public health roles in prevention disease such as obesity, DM, cancers and CVD in UAE. She has volunteering roles in several humanitarian agencies and certified as Public Health Ambassador by Abu Dhabi Department of Health since 2015. She is currently a Medical Nutrition Therapy Dietitian and Well-being, Health Coach and Instructor at Zayed University, UAE.

E-mail: amanikama@gmail.com