Nutritional Deficiencies in the Bariatric Patients

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Morbid Obesity; Nutritional Deficiency

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00351338

chayas-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although morbidly obese subjects have larger than regular caloric intake, there is evidence that they suffer from nutritional deficiencies at a higher rate than the general population, probably because they eat mostly "unhealthy food."

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All morbidly obese subjects who are surgery candidates

Exclusion criteria

• Previous bariatric operations