The main objective will be to evaluate the effect at 5 weeks of nutritional management associated with protein supplementation (adapted to the post-operative period) on the maintenance of lean body mass at the whole body in obese patients after a sleeve gastrectomy. Secondary objectives will assess protein intake, food safety, the effect of protein supplementation on body fat in the entire body and the metabolic rate and the impact on quality of life and post-operative joint pain.
Age range
18 Years – 60 Years
Sex
ALL
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Changes in lean mass (kg) will be assessed at the level of whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Timeframe: up to 1 month