Abstract
Purpose of Review: Bariatric surgery leads to a substantial decrease in energy intake. It is unclear whether this decrease in energy intake is simply due to eating smaller portions of the same food items or a shift in food preference towards less energy-dense foods. This review evaluates the existing literature on changes in food preferences after bariatric surgery and the potential mechanisms involved.
Recent Findings: Changes in food preferences have been reported; however, the evidence is mainly based on indirect measurements, such as self-reporting. When changes in food preferences are directly assessed, results contradict previous findings, indicating that results based on self-reporting must be interpreted with caution as they do not necessarily reflect actual behaviour. However, it seems that there could be inter-individual differences in the response to surgery.
Summary: Future studies investigating changes in food preferences should not only focus on direct measured of behaviour but should also consider the heterogeneity of the response after bariatric surgery.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Current Obesity Reports |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 292-300 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISSN | 2162-4968 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Bariatric surgery
- Eating behaviour
- Food intake
- Food choice
- Food reward
- Taste perception