International Mentored and Exchange Fellowship (BIME) Program - Impact of bariatric surgery on body composition and aerobic exercise capacity

Six months after bariatric surgery there is fat mass loss which is concomitant to visceral fat and lean mass loss without affecting maximal aerobic exercise capacity, but with a reduction of the ventilatory threshold. The autonomic nervous system balance and resting lung function were improved. The decrease in aerobic exercise capacity was related to muscular deconditioning aggravated by loss of lean mass, although the static muscular strength did not decrease.0