Women's Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and a major contributor to the development of chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep apnoea, diabetes and some types of cancer, and coronary heart disease. Evidence suggests that obesity has a negative impact on the overall quality of life, especially in women, given that obesity is a cause of menstrual disorders, sexual dysfunction, infertility, alterations related to bone metabolism, urinary incontinence, sarcopenia, miscarriages, psychological issues, and increases the risk of almost every complication of pregnancy. For this reason, bariatric surgery (including sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or adjustable gastric band), has become a popular weight loss alternative for people with obesity.
However, sex can play just as critical a role in the outcome of bariatric surgery as other factors, such as racial and ethnic differences.

The aim of the current special issue is to critically analyse the impact of bariatric surgery on women's health. Women suffering from obesity are around 75% of the whole population seeking obesity treatment. Given this high prevalence, all issues concerning and related to the bariatric surgery process should be highlighted in the scientific literature.

We expect our colleagues to submit their original contributions to this special issue as original research manuscripts, reviews of recent literature, and meta-analyses. The main areas to cover potential topics include: basic scientific research, clinical trials, and clinical epidemiologic studies.

Potential topics include:

· Anemia after bariatric surgery;
· Pregnancy before bariatric surgery;
· The effect of bariatric surgery on female sexual function;
· Macronutrient (protein, etc.) and body composition changes after bariatric surgery;
· Micronutrient deficiencies after bariatric surgery;
· Bone mineral density changes after bariatric surgery;
· Post–bariatric surgery bone fragility;
· Weight regain at reduced REE associated with menopause;
· Urinary Incontinence Before and After Bariatric Surgery
· Sarcopenia before and post bariatric surgery;
· Sarcopenia during weight loss and post;
· Bariatric Surgery for Treating Sleep Apnea;
· Dietary patterns and bariatric surgery

We can accept other topics related to the main goal of this special issue.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Nutritional deficiencies; Micronutrient deficiencies; Weight loss surgery; Adverse effects

Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.