[HTML][HTML] Vitamin status in morbidly obese patients: a cross-sectional study
ET Aasheim, D Hofsø, J Hjelmesæth… - The American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Background: Morbid obesity is associated with low circulating concentrations of 25-
hydroxyvitamin D. Few data on the concentrations of other vitamins in morbidly obese
patients are available. Objective: The objective was to compare serum and blood vitamin
concentrations in morbidly obese patients with those in healthy subjects. Design: In 2 public
hospital departments (southeast Norway), we prospectively examined 110 consecutive
patients (76 women) and 58 healthy controls (30 women) not taking multivitamin …
hydroxyvitamin D. Few data on the concentrations of other vitamins in morbidly obese
patients are available. Objective: The objective was to compare serum and blood vitamin
concentrations in morbidly obese patients with those in healthy subjects. Design: In 2 public
hospital departments (southeast Norway), we prospectively examined 110 consecutive
patients (76 women) and 58 healthy controls (30 women) not taking multivitamin …