A spoonful of red caviar
Caviar, a non-supplemental source of vitamin B12
Credit: The Atlantic
Energy. If you’re not taking vitamin B12, forget about having energy. As The Dr. Oz Show has recommended, “End your energy crisis with Vitamin B12.” The nice thing about sublingual pills is “you don’t need a doctor, you don’t need a prescription.”
And don’t get me started on metabolism. If you want to “supercharge your metabolism and energy levels,” Amazon can deliver you a tall bottle of B12 supplements by the end of the day. Your metabolic processes will be the envy of the neighborhood. (“Is Janice … on something?” “Yes—B12!”)
These are the sort of vague marketing claims that have propelled the cobalt-based compounds sold as B12 into American hearts and minds and blood in ever-growing quantities. They are extrapolations from the fact that B12 deficiency causes anemia, and correcting that deficiency will alleviate symptoms of fatigue and weakness. But as the National Institutes of Health notes, “Vitamin B12 supplementation appears to have no beneficial effect on performance in the […]
You often fall for this kind of propaganda.
This propaganda was based on a statistical analysis of 77,118 study participants.
What is the basis of your propaganda?
Do you realize how ignorant your statement is?
I fall for rigorous well conducted research, with a large n and appropriate statistical analysis. Now the next step is to see whether additional studies replicate or refute this outcome. That’s how science works.
This is very informative to my family since my wife and I have ben taking vitamin B supplements for two decades now. I will have to research this more thoroughly before making a decision to stop, but I really appreciate the advice.
Seems to be related to dosage. More is not better!
The research team is quick to note that the doses of B vitamins in question are enormous. The U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance for B6 is 1.7 milligrams per day, and for B12 it’s 2.4 micrograms. The high-risk group in the study was taking around 20 times these amounts.