title: [Micronutrient deficiency in obesity].
abstract: Obesity is frequently associated with micronutrient deficiency due to unhealthy diet, lack of antioxidants and polyunsaturated fat on one side and abundance of saturated fat on the other side. The micronutrients play an important role in inflammation, metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance and could influence the weight loss. The screening of micronutrient deficiency should therefore be systematic in order to improve the management of obesity. This is of particular importance for bariatric surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: Service d'enseignement thérapeutique pour maladies chroniques, Centre collaborateur de l'OMS, Département de médecine communautaire, HUG et Université de Genève, 1211 Genève 14. anne.carpentier@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pataky
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bobbioni-Harsch
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golay
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004041:Dietary Fats; D018977:Micronutrients