Nutritional Deficiencies before Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker; MS Bariatric & Laparoscopic Surgeon     Although, obesity is viewed as a state of over-nutrition, patients suffering from obesity paradoxically suffer from a number of nutritional deficiencies. Obesity represents another spectrum of mal-nutrition.   Increased intake of less nutritious food has been shown to proportionately decrease the intake of unprocessed