Patients should understand that consistent adherence yields superior outcomes compared to intermittent dosing
According to the CDC, "people who have overweight or obesity, compared to those with healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions." Those risks include hypertension, coronary heart disease and stroke
Because of muscle pain with exertion, many patients are sedentary, and exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis frequently leads to exercise avoidance
They bypass the gastrointestinal tract and directly enter the bloodstream, assuring the more rapid delivery of vitamin B12
Some clinicians recommend 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off
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