Hypovitaminosis D in bariatric surgery: A systematic review of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a public health problem that carries global and substantial social and economic burden. Relative to non-surgical interventions, bariatric surgery has the most substantial and lasting impact on weight loss. However, it leads to a number of nutritional deficiencies requiring long term supplementation.

Objectives

The aims of this paper are to review 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] status pre and post bariatric surgery, describe the dose response of vitamin D supplementation, and assess the effect of the surgical procedure on 25(OH)D level following supplementation.

Methods

We searched Medline, PubMed, the Cochrane Library and EMBASE, for relevant observational studies published in English, from 2000 to April 2015. The identified references were review

SUBMITTER: Chakhtoura MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792683 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature