1 year after Bariatric Surgery (RYGB)
74 lbs lost if >30 ng of Vitamin D
48 lbs lost if <30 ng of Vitamin D
Note: Might not have needed surgery if weight loss plan + weekly 50,000 IU of Vitamin D
- 16+ VitaminDWiki pages have BARIATRIC in the title
- Many Bariatric Surgeries reduce absorption of vitamins and minerals - including Vitamin D
- Most people need >2,000 IU of vitamin D before and after Bariatric Surgery - meta-analysis Sept 2023
- The Effect of Vitamin D Adequacy on Thyroid Hormones and Inflammatory Markers after Bariatric Surgery - 2023
- Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D (and treated by D as well) – Aug 2019 has the following
- Risk of divorce increases 2X in the 5 years after Bariatric Surgery - Nov 2023
- VitaminDWiki – Overview Obesity and Vitamin D contains
- VitaminDWiki – People with with poor digestion need gut-friendly Vitamin D
- Bariatic Surgery reduces the risk of some Cancers - March 2024
16+ VitaminDWiki pages have BARIATRIC in the title
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Many Bariatric Surgeries reduce absorption of vitamins and minerals - including Vitamin D
Most people need >2,000 IU of vitamin D before and after Bariatric Surgery - meta-analysis Sept 2023
Vitamin D status and supplementation before and after Bariatric Surgery: Recommendations based on a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2023 Sep 4. doi: 10.1007/s11154-023-09831-3
Andrea Giustina 1, Luigi di Filippo 2, Antonio Facciorusso 3, Robert A Adler 4, Neil Binkley 5, Jens Bollerslev 6, Roger Bouillon 7, Felipe F Casanueva 8, Giulia Martina Cavestro 9, Marlene Chakhtoura 10, Caterina Conte 11, Lorenzo M Donini 12, Peter R Ebeling 13, Angelo Fassio 14, Stefano Frara 2, Claudia Gagnon 15, Giovanni Latella 16, Claudio Marcocci 17, Jeffrey I Mechanick 18, Salvatore Minisola 19, René Rizzoli 20, Ferruccio Santini 21, Joseph L Shaker 22, Christopher Sempos 23, Fabio Massimo Ulivieri 2, Jyrki K Virtanen 24, Nicola Napoli 25 26, Anne L Schafer 27, John P Bilezikian 28
Bariatric surgery is associated with a postoperative reduction of 25(OH) vitamin D levels (25(OH)D) and with skeletal complications. Currently, guidelines for 25(OH)D assessment and vitamin D supplementation in bariatric patients, pre- and post-surgery, are still lacking. The aim of this work is to analyse systematically the published experience on 25(OH)D status and vitamin D supplementation, pre- and post-surgery, and to propose, on this basis, recommendations for management.
Preoperatively, 18 studies including 2,869 patients were evaluated. Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency as defined by 25(OH)D < 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) was 85%, whereas when defined by 25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L) was 57%. The median preoperative 25(OH)D level was 19.75 ng/mL.
After surgery, 39 studies including 5,296 patients were analysed and among those undergoing either malabsorptive or restrictive procedures, a lower rate of vitamin D insufficiency and higher 25(OH)D levels postoperatively were observed in patients treated with high-dose oral vitamin D supplementation, defined as ≥ 2,000 IU/daily (mostly D3-formulation), compared with low-doses (< 2,000 IU/daily).
Our recommendations based on this systematic review and meta-analysis should help clinical practice in the assessment and management of vitamin D status before and after bariatric surgery. Assessment of vitamin D should be performed pre- and postoperatively in all patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Regardless of the type of procedure, high-dose supplementation is recommended in patients after bariatric surgery.
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Note: Best to have Vitamin D loading dose before or after any surgery
A Loading dose will provide benefit in weeks instead of 5+ months
Probably also need Gut-Friendly Vitamin D as there is poor gut absorption after bariatric surgery
The Effect of Vitamin D Adequacy on Thyroid Hormones and Inflammatory Markers after Bariatric Surgery - 2023
Hormones and Inflammatory Markers after Bariatric Surgery. Metabolites 2023,13, 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/ metabo13050603
Roberta França h2, Adryana Cordeiro cordeiroadryana at gmail.com, Silvia Elaine Pereira 2,:3, Carlos José Saboya 3 and Andrea Ramalho 2,4
- Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-598, Brazil
- Micronutrients Research Center (NPqM), Institute of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
- Multidisciplinary Center of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Carlos Saboya, Rio de Janeiro 22280-020, Brazil
- Department of Social Applied Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
Vitamin D status affects the clinical and corporal outcomes of postoperative patients who undergo a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adequate vitamin D serum concentrations on thyroid hormones, body weight, blood cell count, and inflammation after an RYGB. A prospective observational study was conducted with eighty-eight patients from whom we collected blood samples before and 6 months after surgery to evaluate their levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 25(OH)D, thyroid hormones, and their blood cell count. Their body weight, body mass index (BMI), total weight loss, and excess weight loss were also evaluated 6 and 12 months after surgery. After 6 months, 58% of the patients achieved an adequate vitamin D nutritional status. Patients in the adequate group showed a decrease in the concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) (3.01 vs. 2.22 pUI/mL, p = 0.017) with lower concentrations than the inadequate group at 6 months (2.22 vs. 2.84 pUI/mL, p = 0.020). Six months after surgery, the group with vitamin D adequacy showed a significantly lower BMI compared with the inadequate group at 12 months (31.51 vs. 35.04 kg/m2, p = 0.018). An adequate vitamin D nutritional status seems to favor a significant improvement in one's thyroid hormone levels, immune inflammatory profile, and weight loss performance after an RYGB.
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Obesity is associated with low Vitamin D (and treated by D as well) – Aug 2019 has the following
Fast weight loss by Obese Adults: Summary of the data as of Sept 2019
1) 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly for at least 6 months
If gut problems, should use a gut-friendly form of vitamin D
2) Add calorie restriction diet and light exercise after ~2 months*
* Vitamin D levels must be above 30ng/ml to help with weight loss
* Start losing weight 2 months sooner if take a 50,000 IU daily for a week
3) More weight loss if also add Magnesium or cofactors
30% Improved Vitamin D response with Magnesium - a Vitamin D Cofactor
Note: Magnesium reduces weight loss by itself as well
20% improved vitamin D response if also add Omega-3 a Vitamin D Cofactor
Note: Omega-3 reduces weight loss by itself as well
4) More weight loss if also improve activation of Vitamin D Receptor
Vitamin D Receptor activator: 0-30% improved Vitamin D response
Obesity 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis Nov 2019
Update Dec 2019 - Dr. Greger plant-based eating (not diet) for both weight loss and health.
His book does not mention Vitamin D nor Adenovirus
Risk of divorce increases 2X in the 5 years after Bariatric Surgery - Nov 2023
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VitaminDWiki – Overview Obesity and Vitamin D contains
- FACT: People who are obese have less vitamin D in their blood
- FACT: Obese need a higher dose of vitamin D to get to the same level of vit D
- FACT: When obese people lose weight the vitamin D level in their blood increases
- FACT: Adding Calcium, perhaps in the form of fortified milk, often reduces weight
- FACT: 168 trials for vitamin D intervention of obesity as of Dec 2021
- FACT: Less weight gain by senior women with > 30 ng of vitamin D
- FACT: Dieters lost additional 5 lbs if vitamin D supplementation got them above 32 ng - RCT
- FACT: Obese lost 3X more weight by adding $10 of Vitamin D
- FACT: Those with darker skins were more likely to be obese Sept 2014
- OBSERVATION: Low Vitamin D while pregnancy ==> more obese child and adult
- OBSERVATION: Many mammals had evolved to add fat and vitamin D in the autumn
- and lose both in the Spring - unfortunately humans have forgotten to lose the fat in the Spring
- SPECULATION: Low vitamin D might be one of the causes of obesity – several studies
- SUGGESTION: Probably need more than 4,000 IU to lose weight if very low on vitamin D due to
risk factors such as overweight, age, dark skin, live far from equator,shut-in, etc. - Obesity category has
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Obese need more Vitamin D- Normal weight Obese (50 ng = 125 nanomole)
VitaminDWiki – People with with poor digestion need gut-friendly Vitamin D
Gut-friendly, Sublingual, injection, topical, UV, sunshineGetting Vitamin D into your body has the following chart
Getting Vitamin D into your body also has the following
If poorly functioning gut
Bio-D-Mulsion Forte – especially made for those with poorly functioning guts, or perhaps lacking gallbladder
Sublingual – goes directly into the bloodstream
Fat-soluble Vitamins go thru the slow lymph system
you can make your own sublingual by dissolving Vitamin D in water or use nano form
Oil: 1 drop typically contains 400 IU, 1,000 IU, or 4,000 IU, typically not taste good
Topical – goes directly into the bloodstream. Put oil on your skin, Use Aloe vera cream with Vitamin D, or make your own
Vaginal – goes directly into the bloodstream. Prescription-only?
Bio-Tech might be useful – it is also water-soluble
Vitamin D sprayed inside cheeks (buccal spray) - several studies
and, those people with malabsorption problems had a larger response to spray
Inject Vitamin D quarterly into muscle, into vein, or perhaps into body cavity if quickly needed
Nanoparticles could be used to increase vitamin D getting to the gut – Oct 2015
Poor guts need different forms of vitamin D has the following
Guesses of Vitamin D response if poor gutBio Form Speed Duration 10 Injection ($$$)
or Calcidiol or CalcitriolD - Slow
C -FastLong 10 Sun/UVB Slow Long 10 Topical
(skin patch/cream, vagina)Slow
Fast nanoNormal 9 Nanoemulsion -mucosal
perhaps activates VDRFast Normal 9? Inhaled (future) Fast Normal 8 Bio-D-Mulsion Forte Normal Normal 6 Water soluble (Bio-Tech) Normal Normal 4 Sublingual/spray
(some goes into gut)Fast Normal 3 Coconut oil based Slow Normal 2 Food (salmon etc.) Slow Normal 2 Olive oil based (majority) Slow Normal 10= best bioavailable, 0 = worst, guesses have a range of +-2
Speed: Fast ~2-6 hours, Slow ~10-30 hours
Duration: Long ~3-6 months, Normal = ~2 months
Bariatic Surgery reduces the risk of some Cancers - March 2024
Bariatric Surgery and Longitudinal Cancer Risk Jan 2024
doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.5809 PDF is behind a paywall
Discussed at MD EdgeDecreased Breast Cancer (vs those who remained obese)
Potential biases of the study
Study can be viewed on from DeepDyve You can try their excellent system for free for a few weeks.
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