b12
Shots for Weight Loss
Why
take Vitamin b12 shots for weight loss?
Vitamin b12 is an essential water soluble vitamin found in
such foods
as meat, fish and eggs. This vitamin's primary function is in
the formation of red blood cells, DNA replication and the over-all
maintenance of the nervous system.
Dubbed the "energy
vitamin" because of the quick boost of energy that
is received when ingested, many who suffer from chronic fatigue have
turned to vitamin b12 injections for a solution.
The vitamin
has also been used in the treatment of anemia. Anemia occurs
when there is a lack of vitamin b12 in the body.
Lack of vitamin b12 leads to a decrease in the number of red
blood cells the body produces resulting in oxygen deficiency.
So how did
vitamin b12 get associated with weight loss?
Quite simply, many of those who received vitamin b12 shots
for chronic
fatigue reported another amazing effect of the shots... They lost
weight!
The word spread and as so often happens with weight
loss fads, vitamin b12
was dubbed "the next weight loss cure". As a result many
started taking b12 shots for weight loss.
But is it worth all the hype?
Unless you suffer from a vitamin b12 deficiency there is no
reason you
should receive the shots. The truth is that
it's rare to
suffer from such a deficiency because the human body stores several
years' worth of vitamin b12.
If
you are receiving vitamin b12 injections and are not
deficient you may be doing yourself harm because of the excess!
You also must realize that vitamin b12 alone does nothing for
weight
loss. It's like any other supplement...
Any supplement designed specifically for weight loss is a gimmick.
Without the fundamentals, your weight loss will be a
struggle.
"So why do
the shots work for some?"
An individual with a vitamin b12 deficiency will have a
slower
metabolism due to lack of oxygen. The reason for weight loss after a
b12 injection is because the b12 allows
their body to absorb more oxygen causing their metabolism
to speed up. However, the increased metabolism is
short lived
and they must continue to get injections. Further supporting
the fact that these shots are not a permanent weight loss solution.
If you are taking vitamin b12 shots for weight loss, when you
stop
taking the injections you will most likely gain the weight all back and
then some. If you don't need the injections and continue to
take
them anyway, you may be doing yourself harm. You are in a Catch-22!
The fastest, longest lasting weight loss is experienced when
you give
your body what it needs in the form of real food.
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