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SUBMITTER: Santos CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9852481 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Santos Cláudia Amaro CA Cinza Ana Margarida AM Laranjeira Ânia  Amaro Margarida M Carvalho Manuel M Bravo Jorge J Martins Sandra S Raimundo Armando A
Data in brief 20230106
Bariatric surgery is the treatment for severe obesity, with proven efficacy in reducing weight. Weight loss associated with bariatric surgery is greatly associated with a significant reduction of skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass, which leads us to induce that after bariatric surgery, patients incur an increased risk of sarcopenia. Prophylactic programs that prevent sarcopenia in bariatric surgery patients seems to be one of the crucial points for the long-term surgical success of bariatric ...[more]