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Vitamins and affects on weight loss and general health

wontwentyfive
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Hope everyone is doing well with weight loss and maintenance. If you are taking vitamins, what vitamins do you take and how has it affected your weight/health?
I started Vitamin B Complex a few days ago and waiting 2 weeks for its full affect. Its generally recommended since my memory has been weak. It's also nice to know it helps metabolize carbs.
I started Vitamin B Complex a few days ago and waiting 2 weeks for its full affect. Its generally recommended since my memory has been weak. It's also nice to know it helps metabolize carbs.
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Vitamins will have no impact on your weight loss and certainly will not help metabolise carbs. They will only have a positive impact on your health if you are deficient in that vitamin or mineral to begin with. A deficiency can only really be determined by a blood test. They won't do you any harm but may not do any good either.3
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Some vitamins like vit A should not be taken unless it is determined that you need them. As in other areas of our lives, too much may not be good.1
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Here is a good unbiased resource if you are thinking of/taking vitamins.
https://examine.com
It has plenty of research links.
Cheers, h.1
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