Camolas, JoséSantos, OsvaldoMoreira, PedroCarmo, Isabel do2017-11-152018-09-012017-07Obesity Research & Clinical Practice Volume 11, Issue 4, July–August 2017, 475-488. DOI 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.08.0031871-403Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/19332This manuscript is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Preoperative nutritional counseling provides an opportunity to ameliorate patients' clinical condition and build-up adequate habits and perception of competence. Study aimed to evaluate: (a) the effect of INDIVIDUO on weight and metabolic control; (b) the impact of INDIVIDUO on psychosocial variables associated with successful weight-control.engBariatric surgery preoperative dietSevere obesityPatient centered careClinical effectivenessjournal article10.1016/j.orcp.2016.08.003