Can B vitamins really make a difference in helping to lose weight?

RCGibby45
RCGibby45 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Can B vitamins really make a difference in helping to lose weight? I have several friends who take Vitamin B injections. Although I am not up for shots, would taking a B vitamin really help make a difference?
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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    edited April 2017
    Calorie deficits cause weight loss. Vitamins play no role in weight loss. Chances are the VLCD they are on could set them up for vitamin deficiencies which is why they are getting the injections.
  • WVWalkerFriend
    WVWalkerFriend Posts: 575 Member
    I recommend getting tested for deficiencies before taking extra supplements. You may already be getting enough. In any case, they are supposed to help with metabolism but I don't think they do much for weight loss itself.
  • CarieAnn1986
    CarieAnn1986 Posts: 2 Member
    I think it plays a role in metabolism, assists with using energy efficiently, and boats your energy. Vitamin B deficiency may not be the most common nutritional disorder, but it is common. I will say I do not have a serum deficiency, but I feel it when I forget my vitamins. To me, that says a lot.
  • CarieAnn1986
    CarieAnn1986 Posts: 2 Member
    Excuse the typos....
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    I have a friend who swears by her Vitamin B injections as a way to boost her energy and help with her allergies. Could be placebo, I don't know. It doesn't do anything for weight loss, though...only a calorie deficit does that.
  • RCGibby45
    RCGibby45 Posts: 12 Member
    Theo166 wrote: »
    RCGibby45 wrote: »
    Can B vitamins really make a difference in helping to lose weight? I have several friends who take Vitamin B injections. Although I am not up for shots, would taking a B vitamin really help make a difference?

    Glad their magic feather is working for them

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    It is hard to tell if that is working for them. They have so much going on that they are doing all at once. I am looking for sustainable, they are looking for fast.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Bernstein diet? A friend of mine was doing it and she mentioned vitamin injections.
  • RCGibby45
    RCGibby45 Posts: 12 Member
    estherdragonbat wrote: »
    Bernstein diet? A friend of mine was doing it and she mentioned vitamin injections.

    One of them is going through some "clinic".
  • lioness803
    lioness803 Posts: 325 Member
    edited April 2017
    Many people find it helps energy levels, and I found it helped my mood problems when I had postpartum depression...so I guess it could give you more energy to workout, but no, there's no magic fat burning properties in them.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    They can help a little with energy levels if you aren't getting enough but they won't do anything to actually help you lose weight.
  • counting_kilojoules
    counting_kilojoules Posts: 170 Member
    I take B-12 (and had to have an injection to start me off when my deficiency was first discovered) because I can't absorb it properly. I was seriously deficient at the time and take a really high dose to maintain normal levels but it hasn't done anything for my weight. I was told it would make me less tired (B-12 deficiency tends to make you tired) so that might help some people.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,682 Member
    I took B vitamins when I was gaining weight, when I was my heaviest weight, and when I lost weight.

    Didn't seem to make any difference one way or the other to weight loss.

  • Fujigala
    Fujigala Posts: 34 Member
    I started reducing my calories about ten days ago and felt really sluggish. Someone suggested a vitamin b supplement on here. Since taking it I do feel better. I would try it, if I were you, and see if it does anything for you.
  • moe_kwt
    moe_kwt Posts: 7 Member
    You can use the B complex or multi vitamin
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    no
  • laurens47
    laurens47 Posts: 117 Member
    No.
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    I have vitamin b12 injections....... because i cannot absorb b12 from my food or oral suppliments. It does *kitten* all to my weight and im knackered all the damn time so its doing nothing for my energy levels either
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    I'm posting this table to highlight what many others have stated - if you do not have a diagnosed deficiency, then you do not need to take supplements. There are diseases directly attributable to overdose. Use with caution.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    It wont make you lose weight. I do a get a burst of energy when i take vitB tablets, but that effect wears off after a few weeks of taking them.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,184 Member
    No. I have B-12 anemia and have taken injections for over 12 years. I gained most of my weight while taking the injections. B-12 And other B vitamins might help with energy levels, but they don't help you lose weight.
  • Jriggs46615
    Jriggs46615 Posts: 50 Member
    I take a B-complex pill daily. My mom and I (sometimes) were getting cramps in our legs, so we tried different suggestions. Nothing worked. After some research, I found that B was supposed to help. I've taken one daily for a long time now, and the cramps have gone away. My mom doesn't take one daily, but she takes one, when the cramping starts, and it always helps. This is why I take a B. It might help with energy, too, I guess. I haven't noticed any difference with weight.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    I'm posting this table to highlight what many others have stated - if you do not have a diagnosed deficiency, then you do not need to take supplements. There are diseases directly attributable to overdose. Use with caution.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin

    Sorry. This source made me laugh. Whenever someone posts a link that isn't from a "scientific" site people jump all over them. And then someone posts a link from wikipedia. I don't care what it's about - I looked - I'm just commenting on the source of the info. Surely there are more "scientific" sources. LOL (and I'm not one that jumps on sources)
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    edited April 2017
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    I'm posting this table to highlight what many others have stated - if you do not have a diagnosed deficiency, then you do not need to take supplements. There are diseases directly attributable to overdose. Use with caution.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin

    Sorry. This source made me laugh. Whenever someone posts a link that isn't from a "scientific" site people jump all over them. And then someone posts a link from wikipedia. I don't care what it's about - I looked - I'm just commenting on the source of the info. Surely there are more "scientific" sources. LOL (and I'm not one that jumps on sources)

    Wikipedia lists all the scientific sources it refers to at the bottom. It is a very reliable source of information. Nothing to laugh about. (You're free to laugh at anything you want of course.)
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    RCGibby45 wrote: »
    Can B vitamins really make a difference in helping to lose weight? I have several friends who take Vitamin B injections. Although I am not up for shots, would taking a B vitamin really help make a difference?

    I take B-12 oral supplements (per my doctor's recommendation) because of a tendency towards anemia and it helps the blood cells absorb iron, which mine don't do as well as they should. In that respect it does help my weight loss because I am not tired all the time and I have enough energy to do my workouts. If I did not work out to help create a calorie deficit I would have a harder time losing. The B-12 does not help with weight loss in and of itself.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    I'm posting this table to highlight what many others have stated - if you do not have a diagnosed deficiency, then you do not need to take supplements. There are diseases directly attributable to overdose. Use with caution.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin

    Sorry. This source made me laugh. Whenever someone posts a link that isn't from a "scientific" site people jump all over them. And then someone posts a link from wikipedia. I don't care what it's about - I looked - I'm just commenting on the source of the info. Surely there are more "scientific" sources. LOL (and I'm not one that jumps on sources)

    Wikipedia lists all the scientific sources it refers to at the bottom. It is a very reliable source of information. Nothing to laugh about. (You're free to laugh at anything you want of course.)

    Wikipedia entries can be edited by the public and is not reliable. In academic institutions, you would get mark's docked from assignments for referencing it.
  • karahm78
    karahm78 Posts: 505 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    gebeziseva wrote: »
    ronjsteele1 wrote: »
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    I'm posting this table to highlight what many others have stated - if you do not have a diagnosed deficiency, then you do not need to take supplements. There are diseases directly attributable to overdose. Use with caution.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin

    Sorry. This source made me laugh. Whenever someone posts a link that isn't from a "scientific" site people jump all over them. And then someone posts a link from wikipedia. I don't care what it's about - I looked - I'm just commenting on the source of the info. Surely there are more "scientific" sources. LOL (and I'm not one that jumps on sources)

    Wikipedia lists all the scientific sources it refers to at the bottom. It is a very reliable source of information. Nothing to laugh about. (You're free to laugh at anything you want of course.)

    Wikipedia entries can be edited by the public and is not reliable. In academic institutions, you would get mark's docked from assignments for referencing it.

    That is true (when referencing Wikipedia itself), but you can typically utilize and include the direct resources that are included in the references.
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