How effective is B12 for Weight Loss? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 2.8/5 Long term ratings: 3/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective B12 (cobalamin) is for Weight loss and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 11 B12 users and is updated continuously.
What is B12?
B12 has active ingredients of cobalamin. It is often used in vitamin b12 deficiency. eHealthMe is studying from 121,894 B12 users. Check the latest studies of B12.
What is Weight loss?
Weight loss is found to be associated with 1,449 drugs and 2,293 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Weight loss.
11 people are studied for taking B12 in Weight loss
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

B12 effectiveness for Weight loss (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 6
- moderate: 3
- high: 0
- very high: 2
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 2
- moderate: 2
- high: 0
- very high: 1
Gender of people who take B12 for Weight loss *:
- female: 81.82 %
- male: 18.18 %
Age of people who take B12 for Weight loss *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 9.09 %
- 20-29: 18.18 %
- 30-39: 18.18 %
- 40-49: 36.36 %
- 50-59: 18.18 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
Who find B12 more effective for Weight Loss?
Gender of people who take B12 for Weight loss *:
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
Age of people who take B12 for Weight loss *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 50 %
- 50-59: 50 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take B12?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor B12 safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- B12 (121,894 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Weight loss (62,430 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on cobalamin (the active ingredients of B12) and B12 (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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