Chronic B12 deficiency can contribute to elevated inflammatory markers, potentially increasing cardiovascular disease risk and other inflammatory conditions
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Liver fat in the metabolic syndrome
Multiple human studies have confirmed zero impact on fasting glucose, insulin, HbA1c, or IGF-1 levels (Thompson et al., 2004)
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