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Lopes RPS, Serquiz AC (2019) Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Patients after Bariatric Surgery of the Fobi Capella Type. J Nutri Med Diet Care 5:032. doi.org/10.23937/2572-3278.1510032

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RESEARCH ARTICLE | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2572-3278.1510032

Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Patients after Bariatric Surgery of the Fobi Capella Type

Renata Pereira Simplício Lopes1 and Alexandre Coelho Serquiz2*

1Undergraduate Student of Nutrition Course, University Center of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

2Teacher of Nutrition Course, University Center of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Abstract

Obesity is considered an increasing problem in the worldwide population, reaching epidemic proportions of about 400 million obese people in the world. The accumulation of adipose tissue leads to chronic oxidative stress, since its excess is associated with the development of inflammation, increasing the probability of developing comorbidities due to weight gain. This research aimed to evaluate the changes in inflammatory and antioxidants biomarkers after bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity. The study was executed with a population of 63 people with morbid obesity, composed of 77% of women and 23% of men, analyzing their food consumption, antioxidant level, oxidative stress, anthropometric and biochemical data. It was observed that after 6 months of surgical procedure, in addition to weight loss, there was a significant improvement in antioxidant biomarkers and oxidative stress.