High-dose oral colecalciferol loading in obesity: impact of body mass index and its utility prior to bariatric surgery to treat vitamin D deficiency
Autor: | R J, King, D, Chandrajay, A, Abbas, S M, Orme, J H, Barth |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Zdroj: | Clinical obesity. 7(2) |
ISSN: | 1758-8111 |
Popis: | Obesity is associated with lower vitamin D levels compared with normal weight subjects, and if levels are not replaced prior to bariatric surgery, this can increase fracture risk as bone density typically falls post-operatively. We analysed the effect of body mass index (BMI) on vitamin D levels in response to 300 000 IU of colecalciferol in patients with vitamin D deficiency (30 nmol L |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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