Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins
by cs02rm0 on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:23AM
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Yep, though I'd imagine tablets won't address the deficiency for most of those.
Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins
by 52-6F-62 on Friday April 06, 2018 @08:57AM
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Though you’re referring to those who require regular or semi regular injections—
As an aside to the larger topic I’ve a B12/iron and D deficiency. A combination of diet and tablet form supplement has been life changing.
Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins
by belltaco on Friday April 06, 2018 @09:28AM
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Why? It has been accepted that oral supplementation is as good as injectable for a while now.
Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins
by goldenkey on Friday April 06, 2018 @10:38AM
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Most people who have B12 deficiency like my mother, are unable to absorb the oral form due to some type of malignancy. Injections are the only way to increase serum levels for her.
Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins
by newnewpdro on Friday April 06, 2018 @03:24PM
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There are varying forms of oral B12 supplementation.
The sublingual kind does not involve the digestive system, it's absorbed diffusely at the mouth/throat. Jarrows makes them in methylcobalamin form.
Note however in my experience it caused painful neck stiffness after a week of use. But there were other positive effects observed, so it was definitely doing something. The lucid dreaming on the first couple days was quite interesting.
[1] https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2000...