“…The data for this study are part of the baseline of a major randomized clinical trial called “Effect of nutritional intervention and olive oil in severe obesity-DieTBra Trial” [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]; details of the study design and subject recruitment and randomization are described in the literature [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Data collection was carried out at the Clinical Research Unit of the Faculty of Medicine Clinics Hospital, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, between June 2015 and February 2016 [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. The following eligibility criteria were adopted: women, aged between 18 and 64 years with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m 2 and weight ≤ 130 kg.…”