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Nutritional Deficiencies in Morbidly Obese Patients: A New Form of Malnutrition?

Part B: Minerals

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Even though in the Western world there is almost no limitation to a wide variety of food supply, nutritional deficiencies can be found in both normal-weight population and in the obese population. In this review, we examine the prevalence and manifestations of various mineral deficiencies in obese patients.

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  1. The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Section of Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA

    Orit Kaidar-Person, Samuel Szomstein & Raul J. Rosenthal

  2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA

    Orit Kaidar-Person & Benjamin Person

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(Part A: Vitamins was published in the previous issue of OBESITY SURGERY).

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Kaidar-Person, O., Person, B., Szomstein, S. et al. Nutritional Deficiencies in Morbidly Obese Patients: A New Form of Malnutrition?. OBES SURG 18, 1028–1034 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-007-9350-5

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