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Losing weight is no easy feat, especially when you don’t know what you’re doing wrong. Most people expect the pounds to melt off after dieting and spending hours at the gym. While this is a great start, it should be noted that you won’t see the results you want until your entire lifestyle has been improved–starting with the vitamins and supplements you take.
Research shows that vitamin deficiencies are one of the leading causes of fat accumulation and obesity and that most people who are trying to lose weight could benefit from taking a vitamin B complex supplement. Here’s why:
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B-complex vitamins include all the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folic acid, and cobalamin) and work to help your body metabolize carbohydrates, fats, and proteins and burn them as energy.
So if your body is deficient in any of these B vitamins, then your metabolism is not working at its best, which explains why losing weight and fat has become a struggle.
"Taking a B vitamin complex can help promote a healthy metabolism, which can then help with weight and fat loss," New York-based nutritionist Regina Fazzini tells SheFinds. "Unfortunately there is no magic pill that will help melt away fat, stick to a healthy diet and sweating it out in the gym. But if you're deficient in this vitamin, taking this supplement will help."
You can also get a healthy dose of B vitamins from the foods you eat. Here are the ones that are the most fortified with this metabolism-boosting vitamin:
- Beans
- Lentils
- Milk
- Eggs
- Lean meat
- Whole grains
- Potatoes
- Bananas
Talk with your doctor to find out if a B-Complex vitamin is right for you!
