Table of Contents Why Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Occur After Gastric Banding How Gastric Banding Affects Vitamin B12 Absorption Recommended Dosage and Frequency After Bariatric Surgery Signs Your B12 Levels May Need Monitoring Long-Term Nutritional Follow-Up After Gastric Banding Scientific References Frequently Asked Questions Why Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Occur After Gastric Banding B12 deficiency after gastric banding is primarily caused by reduced tolerance of B12-rich foods and use of acid-suppressing medicines
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BEST PRACTICES BOX: COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC AND MITOCHONDRIAL MONITORING Establish baseline measurements of body composition (DEXA or bioimpedance), metabolic rate (indirect calorimetry if available), fasting glucose and insulin (HOMA-IR calculation), glucose tolerance testing, lipid profile, and exercise capacity (VO2max or time-to-exhaustion testing)
It also ensures that we have enough red blood cells and is important in the production of something called myelin which is a coating around nerve cells and helps with nerve conduction