ArticleJournal of nutrition and metabolism2019
General and Postbariatric Nutritional Knowledge among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
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- Lower nutrition knowledge in individuals with prior metabolic-bariatric surgery despite comparable hedonic hunger and body image: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Eating Disorders After Bariatric Surgery Questionnaire (EDABS‑Q‑Arabic18).Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Dumping Syndrome After Bariatric Surgery in Saudi Adults: The Role of Social Determinants and Nutrition Knowledge.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Article
- Food and Health Literacy in Patients Awaiting Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery.Obesity facts · 2025Article
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- The effect of bariatric surgery on dietary Behaviour, dietary recommendation Adherence, and micronutrient deficiencies one year after surgery.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Assessment of motivating and demotivating factors to undergo bariatric surgery in high-risk populations with correlation to generalized anxiety disorder and influence of others: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
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- What Do People Know about Food, Nutrition and Health?-General Nutrition Knowledge in the Austrian Population.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Maternal Nutritional Status and Pregnancy Outcomes Post-bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2022Review
- Perioperative nutrition care and dietetic practices in the scope of bariatric surgery in Saudi Arabia using adapted protocols for evaluation.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe prevalence of obesity and the number of bariatric surgeries are increasing in Saudi Arabia. Studies evaluating nutritional knowledge, especially in Middle Eastern countries, are limited. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the general and postbariatric nutritional knowledge related to dietary recommendations among patients undergoing bariatric surgery. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn a cross-sectional study, 112 patients aged 18-65 years, of both genders, were recruited from the Surgical Clinics at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Patients' knowledge pertaining to general nutrition and consumption after bariatric surgery was assessed in relation to dietary recommendations, using a preoperative questionnaire.
resultsThe mean general nutrition knowledge score was 42 of a maximum of 85 points (50%). Approximately 40% and 60% of patients were classified with a low and medium level of nutritional knowledge, respectively. Postbariatric nutritional knowledge among patients was very low (mean: 16/81 points). The level of education was correlated with patients' body mass index (
conclusionGeneral and postbariatric nutritional knowledge among Saudi bariatric patients is currently insufficient. A multicenter study involving a larger sample size with different sociodemographic characteristics is warranted to confirm these findings. The purpose of such a study would be to determine the nutritional knowledge of patients undergoing bariatric surgery and inform the implementation of educational strategies.
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