Bariatric Surgery in Vegetarians: Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) survey of Asian surgeon experience.
CONCLUSIONS: Vegetarian bariatric patients in East and South-East Asia are an under-recognized patient cohort at risk of micronutrient deficiencies. There is a knowledge gap among regional surgeons in long-term nutritional assessment and management.
PMID: 32800753 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Asian Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Chan DL, Tam PT, Kan IY, Wong SK, Ng EK Tags: Asian J Surg Source Type: research
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