Halo or horn? A qualitative study of mothers' experiences with feeding children during the first year following bariatric surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: While bariatric surgery and requisite lifestyle change are effective tools for weight loss at the individual level, there is a great need for innovative family-based solutions. Pediatric obesity is preventable or risk-diminished if addressed early. Maternal bariatric surgery may be a unique (yet missed) opportunity to intervene.
PMID: 31301320 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Appetite - July 9, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Zeller MH, Robson SM, Reiter-Purtill J, Kidwell KM, Kharofa RY, McCullough MB, Crosby LE, Howarth T, Comstock SE, Ley SL, Courcoulas AP, West-Smith L Tags: Appetite Source Type: research