The development of these updated guidelines was commissioned by the AACE, TOS, and
ASMBS Board of Directors and adheres to the AACE 2010 protocol for standardized …

Background: Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency (ID) vary widely
across indications. Objective: We reviewed all available guidelines on the management of …

Iron is an essential trace mineral that plays a number of important physiological roles in
humans, including oxygen transport, energy metabolism, and neurotransmitter synthesis …

Iron homeostasis is affected by obesity and obesity-related insulin resistance in a many-
facetted fashion. On one hand, iron deficiency and anemia are frequent findings in subjects …

Background Obesity surgery is acknowledged as a highly effective therapy for morbidly
obese patients. Beneficial short‐term effects on common comorbidities are practically …

Iron deficiency is a common condition increasingly diagnosed and treated by
gastroenterologists. The most common presentation of iron deficiency is anaemia; however …

Bariatric surgeries are considered the only effective way of weight loss therapy in morbidly
obese patients, ie body mass index≥ 35. However, micronutrient deficiencies and …

The prevention and treatment of iron deficiency is a major public health goal. Challenges in
the treatment of iron deficiency include finding and addressing the underlying cause and the …

Background Obesity is associated with nutritional deficiencies. Bariatric surgery could
worsen these deficiencies. Fewer nutritional deficiencies would be seen after sleeve …

Iron deficiency (ID) is usually treated with oral iron salts, but up to 50% of patients complain
of gastrointestinal side effects, leading to reduced compliance with treatment. Intravenous …