A Comparison of the Health Benefits of Customized Multivitamins and Standard Supplementation Post-bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Rates of obesity increase worldwide year after year. This review explored if customized multivitamins (CMV) resulted in less micronutrient deficiency and higher serum levels of vitamins and minerals when compared to standard multivitamins (SMV) post-bariatric surgery in adults. Vitamins investigated were vitamins B1, B6, B, D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, iron, hemoglobin, ferritin, folic acid, zinc, and magnesium.