Nutritional status and nutritional therapy in inflammatory bowel diseases

Table 3 Nutritional deficiencies in patients with IBD

Macro- and micro-nutrient deficiencies	Nutrients	Percentage of CD patients with deficiencies
Hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia		17.6[18]
Anemia	Iron deficiency	39.2[18]
	B12 deficiency	18.4[18]
	Folic acid deficiency	19[18]
Electrolytes and trace elements	Zinc	15.2, 65[1819]
	Copper	84[19]
	Selenium	82[19]
Vitamins' deficiency (low serum levels)	B12 deficiency	18.4[18]
	Vitamin A	23.4[18]
	Vitamin B	29[18]
	Vitamin C	84[19]
	Vitamin D	17.6[18]
	Vitamin E	16[15]