Vitamin B6 and B12 for Weight Loss

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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program.  The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.

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Vitamin B12

What It Is and How it Works?

Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is important to good health. It helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells, and also is needed to make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 is bound to the protein in food. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach releases B12 from protein during digestion. Once released, B12 combines with a substance called intrinsic factor (IF) before it is absorbed into the bloodstream. Read more