At Family Weight & Wellness Clinic, B12 injections are tailored to enhance energy levels, support fat-burning processes, and complement your medical weight loss plan
When you are giving a B12 injection subcutaneously, you pinch the fat to make sure youre only penetrating the subcutaneous tissue (or the innermost layer of skin) and pull it away from the muscle, then insert the needle
However, such drugs are not causes of B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) refers to a group of chemically-related cobalt containing molecules involved in cell processes such as DNA synthesis, fatty acid synthesis, energy production and regulation
Michelle Seguin, MD Medical Reviewer Michelle Seguin, MD, is a board-certified family medicine, lifestyle medicine, and certified functional medicine physician (IFMCP)
Weekly dosing maintains consistent levels of the lipotropic compounds in your system to support ongoing fat metabolism between visits