Maria Clara Farias Tavares da Silva · Jennifer Mikaella Ferreira Melo · Natália Gomes da Silva Lopes ·
André Eduardo da Silva Júnior · Mateus de Lima Macena · Nassib Bezerra Bueno

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-026-08812-0

Summary: Food Addiction (FA) may play an important role in what happens after metabolic and bariatric surgery, particularly when it comes to long-term weight outcomes. In a study of 631 women at least 18 months after surgery, nearly 1 in 5 met criteria for food addiction. Compared with women without food addiction, they had higher anxiety symptoms, were less physically active, consumed more ultra-processed foods, lost less weight overall, and had a higher current BMI. The findings do not prove that food addiction causes these differences, but they highlight an important piece of the post-surgery picture and raise questions about how ongoing screening and multidisciplinary support could help patients maintain their progress.