{"id":15665,"date":"2021-02-22T10:16:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T10:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/?p=15665"},"modified":"2021-09-13T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T07:35:15","slug":"nutrition-evidence-alert-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bant.org.uk\/nutrition-evidence-alert-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition Evidence Alert \u2013 February 2021 – Obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"BANT is spearheading the \u2018Food for your Health\u2019 campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of personalised nutrition and to educate the public on making healthy food choices to prevent and manage metabolic conditions, including those associated with obesity. The timing of this campaign is crucial, with the majority of UK adults being deemed overweight or obese according to NHS statistics – 67% of men and 60% of women are overweight; of these, 26% of men and 29% of women are obese.<\/p>\n

The links between obesity and metabolic disorders have been highlighted in earlier alerts on this page and it is clear that the causes of obesity are many and complex. According to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity that launched its inquiry into the \u2018Current landscape of obesity services\u2019 in February 2018, a whole system approach is needed at both the national and local level to address obesity and health related issues, yet provisions are currently inadequate.<\/p>\n

Aside from personalised dietary and lifestyle measures that support a healthy weight (BMI and\/or WC), bariatric surgery is recognised as the most clinically and cost\u2010effective treatment for people with severe and complex obesity. Critically, the role of Nutrition Practitioners is essential within the field of bariatric surgery. According to the British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS), all patients should have a comprehensive nutritional assessment prior to surgery, with continued support and education post-operatively. This is to ensure that people are able to meet nutritional needs after bariatric surgery and any nutritional deficiencies are identified and corrected.<\/p>\n

The Lancet, recently published a paper warning that the uncertainty surrounding the effects and duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, combined with the progressive nature of obesity, diabetes and related conditions, may delay bariatric and metabolic surgery as a result of reduced capacity from lockdown measures that could increase the risks for morbidity and mortality in surgical candidates. Thus, a clear and urgent need exists for strategies to mitigate harm to obese patients during and after the COVID-19 pandemic with approaches including non-surgical interventions to optimise metabolic and weight control.<\/p>\n

The Nutrition Evidence Database is a rich resource of information on this topic. \u00a0Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to view material released in the last 5 years and see below for our Guest Editor’s pick of the research, which\u00a0highlight the role of personalised nutrition in the support of obesity and specifically within the area of bariatric surgery.<\/p>\n

These are Abir’s top picks of research:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commissioning guidance for weight assessment and management in adults and children with severe complex obesity<\/a>in\u00a0Obesity Reviews 2018<\/p>\n

Bariatric Surgery and Precision Nutrition<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Nutrients. 2017<\/p>\n

High Prevalence of Obesity in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 2020<\/p>\n

The Current Landscape of Obesity Services<\/a>. \u00a0A Report from the All-Parliamentary Group on Obesity. 2018<\/p>\n

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. 2017<\/p>\n

Adolescent bariatric surgery: review on nutrition considerations<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Nutrition in Clinical Practice : Official Publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2014<\/p>\n

Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Circulation. 2016<\/p>\n

Macrophage plasticity, polarization, and function in health and disease<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2018<\/p>\n

Public Health Nutrition special issue on ultra-processed foods<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Public Health Nutrition. 2018<\/p>\n

Nutritional Recommendations for Adult Bariatric Surgery Patients:\u00a0Clinical Practice<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Advances in Nutrition (Bethesda, Md.). 2017<\/p>\n

British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society Guidelines on perioperative and postoperative biochemical monitoring and micronutrient replacement for patients undergoing bariatric surgery-2020 update<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. 2020<\/p>\n

Bariatric and metabolic surgery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: DSS recommendations for management of surgical candidates and postoperative patients and prioritisation of access to surgery<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2020<\/p>\n

A Scientific Perspective of Personalised Gene-Based Dietary Recommendations for Weight Management<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Nutrients. 2019<\/p>\n

Interventions to promote physical activity and dietary lifestyle changes for cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Circulation. 2010<\/p>\n

Nutrition, immunity and COVID-19<\/a>,\u00a0Philip C Calder, BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health<\/p>\n

Blog Posts and Podcasts:<\/p>\n

Obesity: tackling the causes of the causes from\u00a0<\/a>The BMJ Opinion\u00a0<\/a>2021<\/a><\/h3>\n

Episode 27: Clinical Conversations: Behavioral Interventions in Lifestyle Change from\u00a0<\/a>The Obesity Medicine Association\u00a0<\/a>2021<\/a><\/h3>\n

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