Morbid Obesity, Nutritional Deficiency
Conditions
Brief summary
Although morbidly obese subjects have larger than regular caloric intake, there is evidence that they suffer from nutritional deficiencies at a higher rate than the general population, probably because they eat mostly unhealthy food.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Observational model
DEFINED_POPULATION
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Inclusion criteria
* All morbidly obese subjects who are surgery candidates
Exclusion criteria
* Previous bariatric operations
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactAndrei Keidar, MD
Backup ContactHadas Lamberg, MD
Outcome results
None listed