Can exercise promote additional benefits on body composition in patients with obesity after bariatric surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for patients with severe obesity, but success rates vary substantially. Exercise is recommended after bariatric surgery to reduce weight regain but the effectiveness remains undetermined on weight loss due to conflicting results. It is also unclear what should be the optimal exercise prescription for these patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the effects of exercise on body weight (BW), anthropometric measures, and body composition after bariatric surgery was performed.

Methods

PubMed/MEDLINE^®, EBSCO^®, Web of Science^® and Scopus^® databases were searched to identify studies evaluating exercise effectiveness.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Boppre G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804945 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature