Dietary supplements and bariatric surgery

Gasmi A. Bjørklund G. Mujawdiya P.K. Semenova Y. Dosa A. Piscopo S. Pen J.J. Gasmi Benahmed A. Costea D.O.
2023 Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
2023 #63 Issue 25 7477 - 7488 pp.

Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery has been in practice for achieving significant weight loss in patients who have failed to achieve weight loss after pharmacological interventions. The rising cases of obesity are a triggering factor for more bariatric surgeries worldwide. Interestingly, sustained weight loss achieved post-bariatric surgery offers metabolic advantages, and patients show improved glucose and lipid metabolisms. Bariatric surgery is directly linked to higher incidences of vitamin, mineral, and trace element deficiencies, thus making patients susceptible to anemia, osteoporosis, and cardiomyopathy. Reduced nutrient absorption capacity, dietary changes, dietary restriction, and altered gastrointestinal tract morphology are some reasons for nutritional deficiency observed in post-bariatric surgery procedures. Micro-and-macronutrient deficiency observed in patients during the postoperative phase requires continuous monitoring of nutritional parameters. Therefore, adequate multivitamin and mineral supplements become essential to prevent/overcome micronutrient deficiencies. Bariatric surgery also raises the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) babies. Hence, a 12 − 24 months gap is recommended between bariatric surgery and pregnancy to achieve desired weight loss targets. The topic of this review is the impact of bariatric surgery procedures on vitamin and mineral absorption and the role of dietary supplements in maintaining a healthy nutritional balance during the postoperative phase.

bariatric surgery , micronutrient deficiency , obesity , trace elements , vitamin supplements

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Société Francophone de Nutrithérapie et de Nutrigénétique Appliquée, Villeurbanne, France
Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Université Claude Bernard, Villeurbanne, France
Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM), Mo i Rana, Norway
Birla Institute of Technology and Science -Pilani, Hyderabad, India
Department of Neurology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
CONEM Kazakhstan Environmental Health and Safety Research Group, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Medical Faculty, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta, Romania
Department of Nutritional Research and Development, ESE Group, Weiswampach, Luxembourg
Diabetes Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
Department of Nutrition, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
Académie Internationale de Médecine Dentaire Intégrative, Paris, France
Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France

Société Francophone de Nutrithérapie et de Nutrigénétique Appliquée
Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité
Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science -Pilani
Department of Neurology
CONEM Kazakhstan Environmental Health and Safety Research Group
Medical Faculty
Department of Nutritional Research and Development
Diabetes Clinic
Department of Nutrition
Académie Internationale de Médecine Dentaire Intégrative
Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1

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