title: Nutritional deficiencies in morbidly obese patients: a new form of malnutrition? Part B: minerals.
abstract: Even though in the Western world there is almost no limitation to a wide variety of food supply, nutritional deficiencies can be found in both normal-weight population and in the obese population. In this review, we examine the prevalence and manifestations of various mineral deficiencies in obese patients.
authors.affiliation: The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Section of Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL 33331, USA.
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kaidar-Person
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Person
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szomstein
authors.forename: Raul J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*