Im looking into b12 need to know if the vet grade is any different than human grade.. Would it be ok to use vet grade?
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Im looking into b12 need to know if the vet grade is any different than human grade.. Would it be ok to use vet grade?
i'm about to in about 5 minutes, yeah it's fineQuote:
Originally Posted by tbjake34
same as human grade gear vs. vet grade gear its ok to take but doesnt have to pass as many regulations as human grade and is not always 100% sterile
Doesn't matter, make sure to get straight up Cobalamin (B12), not Cyanocobalamin; which contains cyanide. It's not naturally produced in the body. You can handle it, but it's not recommended.
What makes you think you need B12? Are you 80?
actually B-12 is a great supplement and you can't get really anything from pill form 1%-8%.. it really helps with not burning out your CNS, and it helps with growing muscle.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrokenBricks
if you are training hard, B-12 is a great supplement.. its not ungodly, but injectable B-12 is a very good thing to try
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Originally Posted by quarry206
There is no scientific evidence supporting the notion that injections are more effective than sublingual supplementation of B12. You only need about 2 micrograms or 2 millionth of a gram/day. The Cyanocobalamin supplementation of B12 needs to be converted to Methylcobalamin before the body can utilize it. Total body store is 2-5mg in adults. Around 80% of this is stored in the liver.. Absorption of B12 is hard for your body. It usually only utilizes 1-2% of what you ingest passively.
If you think you're deficient, which you shouldn't be, seeing as BBers and athletes consume large amounts of protein -- B12's most provided source (eggs especially) -- then consume about 1000mcg a day for about a month. Deficiency is usually prominent in vegetarians, where malabsorption is usually represented by lack of intrinsic factor.
Festen, H.P., Intrinsic factor secretion and cobalamin absorption. Physiology and pathophysiology in the gastrointestinal tract. Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl, 1991. 188: p. 1-7.
There is no evidence that B12 does anything in the non-deficient individual to my knowledge. Also, people with frank pernicious anemia as still treated with oral replacement, not injections.Quote:
Originally Posted by quarry206
It is hard to distinguish the good from the useless, but the studies are out there showing irrefutable evidence for creatine and ECA stacks...and showing nothing for many other supplements and diet myths.