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Vitamin D Deficiency Does Not Impair Metabolic Improvements After Gastric Bypass
Carvalho, Ana Catarina; Guedes, Tiago; Morais, Tiago; Pereira, Sofia; Rodrigues, Egon; Nora, Mário; Guimarães, Marta; P. Monteiro, MarianaBackground: Vitamin D deficiency is a long-known cause of calcium metabolism and bone disorders. More recently, it has also been identified as a potential risk factor for obesity and diabetes. Surgical alterations of the gastrointestinal tract associated with lipid malabsorption can conceivably contribute to vitamin D deficiency. Objective: To assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperpar...
Visceral obesity is associated with lower stage colon tumors in males without s...
Silva, Ana; Gomes, Francisco; S. Pereira, Sofia; P. Monteiro, Mariana; Araújo, António; Faria, GilVisceral obesity and systemic inflammatory response (SIR) were suggested to be closely related to colon cancer (CC) oncological and surgical outcomes. The first by producing several soluble factors involved in carcinogenesis and the second for having a key role in the nutritional and functional decline of patients with cancer. Furthermore, gender differences in relative body composition and adipose tissue regio...