Vitamin B12 is essential for healthy nerve function, red blood cell formation, and DNA synthesis
These risks are exactly why an intramuscular injection is safer given by a trained clinician than self-administered at home
One study by Tufts University found that nearly 40% of American adults have a B12 deficiency, and some doctors believe the rate to be higher
Caveolin-1 knockout mice also fail to properly liberate fatty acids from TAG stores in brown adipose tissue in response to fasting, resulting in impaired thermogenesis (24)
A study in a respected medical journal found that the Vitamin B12 type chosen can greatly affect treatment success
Specifically, adding 5-amino-1mq (30 M and above) to C2C12 myoblast cultures (a common in vitro myoblast model) markedly upregulates the expression of myogenic marker genes, including myosin heavy chain (MyHC), actin, and myogenin (MyoG)