Iron Deficiency in Obesity and after Bariatric Surgery

Iron Deficiency in Obesity and after Bariatric Surgery

Iron deficiency (ID) is particularly frequent in obese patients due to increased circulating levels of acute-phase reactant hepcidin and adiposity-associated inflammation. Inflammation in obese subjects is closely related to ID. It induces reduced iron absorption correlated to the inhibition of duod...

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Main Authors: Geir Bjørklund, Massimiliano Peana, Lyudmila Pivina, Alexandru Dosa, Jan Aaseth, Yuliya Semenova, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Serenella Medici, Maryam Dadar, Daniel-Ovidiu Costea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
obesity
iron deficiency
iron metabolism
bariatric surgery
iron supplement
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/5/613

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