Assessment of the Body Composition and the Loss of Fat-Free Mass through Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in Patients Who Underwent Open Gastric Bypass

Assessment of the Body Composition and the Loss of Fat-Free Mass through Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in Patients Who Underwent Open Gastric Bypass

Background. Bariatric surgery is considered an effective option for the management of morbid obesity. The incidence of obesity has been gradually increasing all over the world reaching epidemic proportions in some regions of the world. Obesity can cause a reduction of up to 22% in the life expectanc...

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Main Authors: Wilson Rodrigues de Freitas Junior, Elias Jirjoss Ilias, Paulo Kassab, Roberto Cordts, Paulo Gustavo Porto, Francisco Cesar Martins Rodrigues, Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Taha, Paulo Carrara, Isabella de Carvalho Aguiar, Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira, Osvaldo Castro, Carlos Alberto Malheiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/843253
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