Cognitive Control and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: the BARICO Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective treatment for obesity. However, some individuals experience insufficient weight loss after surgery. Therefore, we investigated whether cognitive control affects weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).

Methods

Within this exploratory observational study, part of the BARICO study (BAriatric surgery Rijnstate and Radboudumc neuroImaging and Cognition in Obesity), participants aged between 35 and 55 years eligible for RYGB were included. Before and after BS, body weight, (delta) BMI and percentage total body weight loss (%TBWL) were determined. Additionally, at baseline, Stroop task-performance, -activation and -connectivity were assessed by a color-word paradigm task during functional neuroimaging to de

SUBMITTER: Custers E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435598 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature