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Comprehensive Nutrition and Lifestyle Education Improves Weight Loss and Physical Activity in Hispanic Americans Following Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Vol. 112Issue 3p382–390Published in issue: March, 2012
- Monica Petasne Nijamkin
- Adriana Campa
- Jorge Sosa
- Marianna Baum
- Susan Himburg
- Paulette Johnson
Cited in Scopus: 53
As morbid obesity increasingly affects Hispanic Americans, the incidence of bariatric procedures among this population is rising. Despite this, prospective research on the effects of comprehensive postoperative education-centered interventions on weight loss and physical activity focused on Hispanic Americans is lacking.