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The influence of a 3-month weight reduction therapy with Orlistat on serum vitamin B12 and folic acid concentration in obese women

International Journal of Obesity volume 30, pages 1017–1018 (2006)Cite this article

Abstract

Objective:

Serum folic acid, but not the vitamin B12 concentration, was found to be significantly lower in obese subjects than in the control ones.

Design:

The aim of this study was to examine the levels of serum vitamin B12 and folic acid in obese women before and after weight reduction therapy with Orlistat in comparison to healthy controls with normal body weight.

Subjects:

Twenty obese women participated in a 3-month weight reduction therapy. The control group consisted of 20 healthy women.

Measurements:

Body weight and height were measured and BMI was calculated. Body composition was analyzed with the impedance method using a Bodystat analyzer. In all patients before and after 3-month weight reduction therapy, serum concentrations of folic acid and vitamin B12 were assessed.

Results:

In obese women, serum concentrations of folic acid and vitamin B12 did not change significantly after 3-month weight reduction therapy with Orlistat.

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  1. Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    M Holecki, B Zahorska-Markiewicz, K Mizia-Stec, M Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, A Zak-Gołąb & P Kocełak

  2. Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    T Nieszporek & A Więcek

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Holecki, M., Zahorska-Markiewicz, B., Nieszporek, T. et al. The influence of a 3-month weight reduction therapy with Orlistat on serum vitamin B12 and folic acid concentration in obese women. Int J Obes 30, 1017–1018 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0803214

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