Weight regain and eating behavior in physically active and inactive women after 24 months of bariatric surgery

Purpose This research has tested the association between anthropometric profile and eating behavior according to the practice of physical activity in women with more than 24 months after bariatric surgery. Methods It is a transversal study accomplished with 44 adult women, in which sociodemographic and anthropometric data of eating behavior as well as physical activity practice have been collected. Results The average of overweight loss was satisfactory (> 50%), the average of weight regain was of 16.4 +/- 11.2%, being the weight regain (kg) statistically lower in the physically active group (p = 0.049). There had been predominance of emotional eating in both groups (activep = 0.025; inactivep = 0.040); significant inverse correlation (beta = - 0.286;IC - 0.317; - 0,005;p = 0.044) between food restriction behavior and weight regain (%) depending on postoperative period; and the time of physical activity practice (min) has presented inverse correlation, statistically significant (beta = - 0.311;IC - 0.048; - 0,001;p = 0.039) on the weight regain (%) independent of postoperative period. Conclusions The physically active participants have presented the lowest weight regain and predominance of emotional eating domain, evidencing the need to model eating behavior and to encourage the practice of physical activity in these patients. Level III Case-control analytic study.