ECE2024 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (383 abstracts)
Nutritional deficiencies in obese patients
Benzineb Sara 1 , Imane Motaib 2 , Saloua Elamari 2 , Soukaina Laidi 1 & Marouan Fatima 2
1Cheikh Khalifa Bin Zayd Al Nahyan Hospital-University Mohamed VI of Health Sciences, Endocrinology, Casablanca, Morocco; 2Cheikh Khalifa Bin Zayd Al Nahyan Hospital-University Mohamed VI of Health Sciences, Endocrinology, Casablanca
Introduction: Nutritional deficiencies are a lesser-known complication of obesity despite their frequency. The aim of this study was to identify nutritional deficiencies in obese patients.
Materials and methods: This was a prospective study, which included all patients with a BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 followed up in the endocrinology department of the Cheikh Khalifa Ibn Zaid Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. The study began in January 2023. For each patient, we collected anthropometric data, evaluated the dietary survey, traced vitamins and elements such as vitamin D, folic acid, ferritinemia and albuminemia.
Results: The preliminary results of the dietary survey of the 20 patients showed insufficient consumption of fruits (13.3%), vegetables (6.7%) and dairy products by 26.7%, with consumption of foods with a high caloric value but of low nutritional quality, reduced physical activity, and a prevalence deficiencies of 33%, of which 46% were vitamin D deficient, 33% vitamin D deficient, 46% iron deficiency, 6.7% hypoalbuminemia and hypoalbuminemia and 6.7% folic acid deficiency.
Discussion: Our study highlighted the high prevalence of nutritional nutritional deficiencies in obese patients, which can be explained by the poor nutritional quality of meals, and repetitive restrictive diets.
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