Comments on: Deficiency Of B12 Vitamin? B12 Patch-A New Innovation To Avoid Deficiency! http://www.fitnesshealthzone.com/vitamins-supplements/deficiency-of-b12-vitamin-b12-patch-a-new-innovation-to-avoid-deficiency/ Sat, 19 May 2012 05:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Healthy Habits http://www.fitnesshealthzone.com/vitamins-supplements/deficiency-of-b12-vitamin-b12-patch-a-new-innovation-to-avoid-deficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-12555 Healthy Habits Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:29:49 +0000 http://www.fitnesshealthzone.com/uncategorized/deficiency-of-b12-vitamin-b12-patch-a-new-innovation-to-avoid-deficiency/#comment-12555 The author of the article is correct in pointing out many of the advantages of vitamin b12 patches. However, one thing that was not mentioned was that the kind of b-12 found in oral supplements (cyanocobalamin) is not nearly as bio-available as the kind found in some patches (methylcobalamin) Lots of multi-vitamins only contain 5 or 10 mcg of the cyanocobalamin B-12. The body then has to convert it to methylcobalamin before it can be used. And the actual absorbtion of vitamin B-12 is a serious problem with oral supplementation. For example, if you take 500 mcg of vitamin B-12 you can absorb as little as 1.8 mcg into the body. That is 99% waste! Transdermal patches are far more efficient, deliving the bio-available version of B12 straight to the bloodstream in a steady, controlled way throughout the day. The author of the article is correct in pointing out many of the advantages of vitamin b12 patches. However, one thing that was not mentioned was that the kind of b-12 found in oral supplements (cyanocobalamin) is not nearly as bio-available as the kind found in some patches (methylcobalamin)

Lots of multi-vitamins only contain 5 or 10 mcg of the cyanocobalamin B-12. The body then has to convert it to methylcobalamin before it can be used. And the actual absorbtion of vitamin B-12 is a serious problem with oral supplementation. For example, if you take 500 mcg of vitamin B-12 you can absorb as little as 1.8 mcg into the body. That is 99% waste! Transdermal patches are far more efficient, deliving the bio-available version of B12 straight to the bloodstream in a steady, controlled way throughout the day.

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