Do Vitamin B12 Shots Help You Lose Weight?

I happened across this information, because, as usual, I was actually surfing the web for a completely unrelated reason to B12 and how it may help people lose weight. In fact, what I was searching for was information on how light may destroy certain vitamins, and the importance of keeping certain ones out of the sunlight and in the darkest places possible in the house.  But I was intrigued when I saw some information on B12 shots, which I’ve always been intrigued by to begin with, and how some people on a forum were swearing that gettin B12 shots helped to accelerate, or even initiate their weight loss.

Of course, anyone would be interested to know that something that already has a great reputation for giving people excellent energy levels and even putting them ina  great mood, and happened to also help some people lose weight.

So I looked a little further into it, and there is of course, no documented research other than anecdotal stories and testimonials from some people, that B12 in itself would help you lose weight. The side effects of this vitamin injection especially (it also comes in a sublingual formula, pill form, and even nasal sprays), probably help people to have the energy to work out hard and therefore, the increased energy levels may improve the ability for people to get up, move around and burn more calories.

A lot of times, when a product give s you extra energy, it tends to also give you an edge when it comes to suppressing hunger because as you all know, when you already have energy, your body really doesn’t find as much reason to eat, since you actually eat for energy. That’s right, that thing we all do now here in the US as a pastime, called eating, is actually a biological function that is designed to impart energy to the human body so that we may function, think, and move around like we need to efficiently.

You can go get vitamin B12 shots, which is supposed to still be the most superior way to deliver the vitamin to the blood stream for maximum results and the best energy levles and mood enhancement as well. The shots of B12 will run you around $10 to $20 per shot, depending on your geographical location (prices vary everywhere for services like this), and also depending on where you are going. 

As I understand it, certain doctors will give these shots, and also some weight loss centers offer this shot as well.  Vitamin B12 has shown to be somewhat effective as well, when delivered via a sublingual (under the tongue) formula where the vitamin solution is held under the tongue for several minutes and delivered to the body that way, and it is also thought to be somewhat effective when delivered via a nasal spray, where it is absorbed through the epithelial cells that line the nose, and delivered to the blood stream that way.

Intrigued?  I know I am, because I know that B vitamins are very effective for my energy levels, just when taken in an energy drink, so I wonder how a week long vitamin B12 shot would affect my energy and mood levels (B12 also enhances my mood, not sure if this is typical or unusual).