Bariatric Surgery in Vegetarians: Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) survey of Asian surgeon experience
| Autor: | Ingrid Ym. Kan, Simon Kin Hung Wong, Prudence Tai Huen Tam, Enders K.W. Ng, Daniel L. Chan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Micronutrient deficiency Population lcsh:Surgery Bariatric Surgery Nutritional Status Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Vegetarian Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Vitamin B12 Micronutrients Obesity education Asia Southeastern Societies Medical Response rate (survey) Surgeons education.field_of_study business.industry Asia Eastern Diet Vegetarian lcsh:RD1-811 Vitamins medicine.disease Micronutrient Surgery Religion Nutrition Assessment 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis General Surgery Cohort Dietary Supplements 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female Multivitamin business Vegetarians |
| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Surgery, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 303-306 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 0219-3108 |
| Popis: | Purpose Bariatric and metabolic surgery is increasing in Asia to address the growing obesity epidemic. Literature is scarce regarding this surgery in vegetarian patients. We aim to survey surgeons regarding their practices and experiences with the vegetarian population. Materials and methods The regional bariatric and metabolic surgery society distributed a multi-national electronic questionnaire to surgeon members. The questionnaire was in the English and Chinese languages. Results Fifty-six bariatric and metabolic surgeons responded to the questionnaire (response rate 40.6%). Twenty-two respondents (48.9%) have vegetarian patients in their case volume. Patients mostly consume a vegetarian diet for religious (66.7%) and health (66.7%) reasons. More than 60% of surgeons are unsure of micronutrient deficiency status amongst these patients. Over half of the respondents (58.8%) reported that their vegetarian patients do not take multivitamins or vitamin supplements. Significant proportions of respondents (44.4–61.1%) were unsure of the iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc, and folic acid deficiency status of these patients. Only 38.9% of respondents routinely prescribe multivitamin supplementation. Conclusions Vegetarian bariatric patients in East and South-East Asia are an under-recognized patient cohort at risk of micronutrient deficiencies. There is a knowledge gap among regional surgeons in long-term nutritional assessment and management. |
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