A Program of Life-Style Modification Improved the Body Weight and Micronutrient Status in Obese Patients after Bariatric Surgery.

INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery is an efficient approach to rapidly reduce morbid obesity and associated comorbidities. However, approximately one-fourth of patients experience weight and comorbidity recurrence, and both obesity and bariatric surgery can lead to micronutrient deficiencies. Implementing a structured program of lifestyle modification (PLM) might enhance weight loss and improve micronutrient status. METHODOLOGY: A total of 121 severely obese patients underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Among them, 71 adhered to a PLM involving dietary changes (low- and very-low-calorie Mediterranean diets) and physical exercises (aerobic and resistance training) both before and after surgery, while 50 patients followed a conventional protocol. Anthropometric measurements and serological parameter quantifications were conducted throughout the procedures. RESULTS: The obese study population, primarily female (76.9%), with an average age of 47.11 ± 9.68, and a body mass index (BMI) of 44.68 ± 5.08 kg/m2, underwent either RYGB with a PLM or a conventional procedure. Before surgery, the PLM group exhibited significant reductions in body weight (6.3%) and phosphoremia compared to the conventional protocol (0.78%). Post-RYGB, the PLM group demonstrated shortened in-hospital stays and further BMI reductions (-16.12 kg/m2) that persisted for up to 2 years. Furthermore, the PLM group experienced increased plasma vitamin D levels (14.79 ng/mL vs. 1.2 ng/mL) for up to 2 years, as well as elevated folic acid (1.52 vs. -0.29 ng/mL) and phosphorus (0.48 vs. 0.06 mg/dL) levels at 1 month and 1 year after intervention, respectively. Notably, these effects were independent of weight loss. CONCLUSIONS: Initiating a structured PLM from the early stages of patients' preparation for RYGB could enhance and extend the benefits of weight loss and positively impact micronutrient (vitamin D, phosphorus, and folic acid) status in obese patients.

Addition of Probiotics to Anti-Obesity Therapy by Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation of Dermatome T6. A Pilot Study.

Obesity is becoming a pandemic and percutaneous electrical stimulation (PENS) of dermatome T6 has been demonstrated to reduce stomach motility and appetite, allowing greater weight loss than isolated hypocaloric diets. However, modulation of intestinal microbiota could improve this effect and control cardiovascular risk factors. Our objective was to test whether addition of probiotics could improve weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors in obese subjects after PENS and a hypocaloric diet. A pilot prospective study was performed in patients (n = 20) with a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2. Half of them underwent ten weeks of PENS in conjunction with a hypocaloric diet (PENS-Diet), and the other half was treated with a PENS-Diet plus multistrain probiotics (L. plantarum LP115, B. brevis B3, and L. acidophilus LA14) administration. Fecal samples were obtained before and after interventions. The weight loss and changes in blood pressure, glycemic and lipid profile, and in gut microbiota were investigated. Weight loss was significantly higher (16.2 vs. 11.1 kg, p = 0.022), whereas glycated hemoglobin and triglycerides were lower (-0.46 vs. -0.05%, p = 0.032, and -47.0 vs. -8.5 mg/dL, p = 0.002, respectively) in patients receiving PENS-Diet + probiotics compared with those with a PENS-Diet. Moreover, an enrichment of anti-obesogenic bacteria, including Bifidobacterium spp, Akkermansia spp, Prevotella spp, and the attenuation of the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio were noted in fecal samples after probiotics administration. In obese patients, the addition of probiotics to a PENS intervention under a hypocaloric diet could further improve weight loss and glycemic and lipid profile in parallel to the amelioration of gut dysbiosis.

Twenty five years of outsourcing home parenteral nutrition: experience of the La Paz University Hospital, Madrid / Veinticinco años de outsourcing de la nutrición parenteral domiciliaria: experiencia del Hospital Universitario la Paz de Madrid

Background: Most of adult patients with home parenteral nutrition (HPN) assisted by the Clinical Nutrition and Diethetics Unit at Hospital Universitario La Paz have been receiving for more than 20 years their nutrition formula through a catering system that processes and delivers food directly to patients’ homes. Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics, the quality of life and the degree of satisfaction with the support received from patients with home parenteral nutrition assisted by the catering system Nutriservice for their nutrition formulas. Methods and materials: We collected the characteristics from patients who used Nutriservice home parenteral nutrition formulas, from 1992 to present. Patients on an active treatment completed a quality of life questionnaire about the catering system and the support they received from our Unit. Results: 78 patients were included in the sample, 57.7% men, mean age 53.1±14.3. Cancer was the most frequent main condition, as much for late stages (34%) as for active treatment (34%). The main reason for HPN was bowel obstruction (46%). The nutritional support lasted for a median of 96 days (1-5334). The most frequent complications were infections associated with the catheter (72%). The results were analysed following the main underlying condition for patients classification: late stage cancer, active treatment cancer and better prognostic and non-oncologic pathology. Patients in active treatment considered their quality of life affected and the positively assessed the service from Nutriservice and the support from the Nutrition Unit. Conclusions: Our experience shows that cancer patients are those who most frequently receive home parenteral nutrition, and it is very frequent at late stages. The severity of the main condition goes together with the complexity of HPN. Catering systems could well be an efficient alternative to improve the quality of life in some of these patients (AU)

Introducción: La mayoría de los pacientes adultos con nutrición parenteral domiciliaria (NPD) que dependen de la Unidad de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética del Hospital Universitario La Paz, reciben desde hace más de 20 años la fórmula de nutrición a través de un sistema de catering que elabora y distribuye directamente al domicilio del paciente. Objetivo: Evaluar las características clínicas, calidad de vida y grado de satisfacción con la atención recibida de los pacientes con nutrición parenteral domiciliaria que recibieron las fórmulas de nutrición mediante el sistema de catering: Nutriservice. Material y métodos: Se recogen retrospectivamente las características de los pacientes que utilizaron fórmulas de nutrición parenteral en su domicilio a través de Nutriservice, desde el año 1992 hasta la actualidad. Los pacientes en tratamiento activo realizaron un cuestionario de calidad de vida y encuesta de satisfacción sobre el sistema de catering y la atención prestada por nuestra Unidad. Resultados: Se registraron 78 pacientes, el 57,7% eran hombres y la edad media 53,1±14,3 años. La patología de base más frecuente fue el cáncer, tanto en estadios avanzados (34%) como en tratamiento activo (34%). El motivo principal de indicación fue la obstrucción intestinal (46%).La duración del soporte nutricional tuvo una mediana de 96 días (1-5334). Las complicaciones más frecuentes fueron las infecciones relacionadas con el catéter (72%). Se analizaron los resultados, clasificando a los pacientes según la enfermedad de base: cáncer en estadio avanzado, cáncer en tratamiento activo y mejor pronóstico y patología no oncológica. Los pacientes en tratamiento activo consideraron afectada su calidad de vida y valoraron positivamente el servicio ofrecido por Nutriservice y la atención recibida de la Unidad de Nutrición. Conclusión: En nuestra experiencia, los pacientes oncológicos son los que con mayor frecuencia tienen nutrición parenteral domiciliaria, siendo muy frecuente su indicación en estadios avanzados de la enfermedad. A la gravedad de la patología de base se une la complejidad de la NPD. Los sistemas de catering podrían ser una alternativa eficaz para mejorar la calidad de vida en algunos de estos pacientes (AU)

Twenty-five years of home parenteral nutrition outsourcing: the experience at Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid.

INTRODUCTION: For the last 20 years, most adult patients following home parenteral nutrition (HPN) under the care of the Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Dept. of the La Paz University Hospital (Unidad de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética del Hospital Universitario La Paz), Madrid, Spain, have received their nutrition formula via a catering system (Nutriservice) responsible for its preparation and home distribution. AIM: To assess the clinical characteristics, quality of life and degree of satisfaction with the care received, of patients undergoing HPN who received their nutrition formulae via the named catering service. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The characteristics of the patients who received HPN via this service between 1992 and 2013 were retrospectively collected. Those patients still undergoing treatment completed a quality of life questionnaire, plus a survey of their satisfaction with the catering system and the care provided by our department. RESULTS: Seventy eight patients were examined; 57.7% were men. The mean age of the patients was 53.1±14.3 years. The most common underlying disease was cancer, both in advanced stage (33.8% of all cases) and in stages in which active treatment was being provided (34%). The most common indication for HPN was intestinal obstruction (46%). The median duration of HPN treatment was 96 [1-5334] days. The most common complication was catheter infection (72%). For the analysis of the results, the patients were divided depending on disease type: those with advanced stage cancer, those with cancer under active treatment and with a better prognosis, and those with non-oncological disease. The patients undergoing active oncological treatment believed the quality of their lives to have been improved by the Nutriservice catering system, and rated the care received by our department positively. CONCLUSION: In our experience, patients with cancer are those who most commonly receive HPN, especially those with advanced disease. Given the seriousness of their conditions, and the complexity surrounding the use of HPN, catering systems appear to offer a means of improving their quality of life.

Introducción: La mayoría de los pacientes adultos con nutrición parenteral domiciliaria (NPD) que dependen de la Unidad de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética del Hospital Universitario La Paz, reciben desde hace más de 20 años la fórmula de nutrición a través de un sistema de catering que elabora y distribuye directamente al domicilio del paciente. Objetivo: Evaluar las características clínicas, calidad de vida y grado de satisfacción con la atención recibida de los pacientes con nutrición parenteral domiciliaria que recibieron las fórmulas de nutrición mediante el sistema de catering: Nutriservice. Material y métodos: Se recogen retrospectivamente las características de los pacientes que utilizaron fórmulas de nutrición parenteral en su domicilio a través de Nutriservice, desde el año 1992 hasta la actualidad. Los pacientes en tratamiento activo realizaron un cuestionario de calidad de vida y encuesta de satisfacción sobre el sistema de catering y la atención prestada por nuestra Unidad. Resultados: Se registraron 78 pacientes, el 57,7% eran hombres y la edad media 53,1±14,3 años. La patología de base más frecuente fue el cáncer, tanto en estadios avanzados (34%) como en tratamiento activo (34%). El motivo principal de indicación fue la obstrucción intestinal (46%).La duración del soporte nutricional tuvo una mediana de 96 días (1-5334). Las complicaciones más frecuentes fueron las infecciones relacionadas con el catéter (72%). Se analizaron los resultados, clasificando a los pacientes según la enfermedad de base: cáncer en estadio avanzado, cáncer en tratamiento activo y mejor pronóstico y patología no oncológica. Los pacientes en tratamiento activo consideraron afectada su calidad de vida y valoraron positivamente el servicio ofrecido por Nutriservice y la atención recibida de la Unidad de Nutrición. Conclusión: En nuestra experiencia, los pacientes oncológicos son los que con mayor frecuencia tienen nutrición parenteral domiciliaria, siendo muy frecuente su indicación en estadios avanzados de la enfermedad. A la gravedad de la patología de base se une la complejidad de la NPD. Los sistemas de catering podrían ser una alternativa eficaz para mejorar la calidad de vida en algunos de estos pacientes.