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Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12

Bariatric Advantage B12 SpeedyMelts¨are fast melting delicious tablets.

Bypass/RNY Sleeve Band BPD/DS Gastric Balloon Pre-Op
Serving size: 1 Tablet
$9.00
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Supplement Facts

Dose = 1 Tablet
One Tablet Contains:
Nutrient Amount %DV
Folic Acid 200 mcg 50%
Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) 1000 mcg 16,667%

Product Description

Bariatric Advantage B12 SpeedyMelt®s are fast melting delicious tablets that deliver 1,000 mcg of high-quality vitamin B12 and 200 mcg folic acid for collaborative nutritional support. Bariatric surgery can increase the risk for Vitamin B12 deficiency, which has been reported in patients of all bariatric procedure types.1 Excess weightis also a risk factor for vitamin B12 deficiency.2

Patients of certain bariatric procedure types may have limited intrinsic factor,3 a substance produced in the lower part of the stomach, which is needed to absorb vitamin B12. Additionally,certain medications that many patients take before and after surgery can decrease vitamin B12 absorption and stores in the body.

ASMBS guidelines call for 1,000 mcg ofvitamin B12per day for Gastric Bypass (RYGB/RNY) and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG/SG) patients.4

Vitamin B12 is a cofactor in essential physiological reactions, and plays a very role for important nerves, brain, heart, blood cell production, and DNA, Adequate B12 helps maintain energy metabolism.*

  1. Andres E, et al. Vitamin B12 deficiency in elderly patients. CMAJ. 2004:171;251-9.
  2. Baltaci D, et al. Association of vitamin B12 with obesity, overweight, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, and body fat composition; primary care-based study. Med Glas (Zenica). 2013 Aug;10(2):203-10.
  3. Hamad, Giselle G. et al. "The Effect of Gastric Bypass on the Pharmacokinetics of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors." Am Journ Psychiatry 169.3 (2012): 256–263. PMC. Web. 27 Feb. 2017.
  4. Mechanick, Jeffrey I. et al. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of the Bariatric Surgery Patient—2013 Update: Cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.

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Terrible Ordering System

The product itself is very good. If you can buy it through your surgeon's office's whole sale program, I'd recommend avoiding this terribly designed ordering system although.

Namely, I strongly advise you not to sign up for autofill. If you do, you can't cancel it. It says you can, but you can't. You have to contact customer service, which is a disaster.

After my bariatrician changed my vitamins, I contacted customer service and was assured the autofills I had were canceled. They lied. They were not canceled. In fact, a bag of vitamins were shipped to me. Even though I specifically asked everything to be canceled and was told it was.

I contacted customer service an additional three times before they finality canceled the autofills. I had to drive to FedEx to return the product they sent to be (after assuring me it was canceled), which turned into an ordeal because the label I was given didn't work.

In all, to work around Bariatric Advantage's terrible ordering system and customer service, I lost about 2.5 hours of my life. Given it was the fault of a poor ordering system that I ended up receiving the bag of vitamins, they should have refunded me and let me pass them along to someone in my bariatric support group rather than make me do hours of effort to get my money back that they basically stole. Unbelievable.

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will update

Decade + out from sx.. Vitamin stores have been severely low and so I'm back to BA to see how I do on these. I am basing all my ratings on taste and ease of use with a top of 4 stars. When I get level updates, I will adjust. For newbies, vitamins and minerals will never taste like candy so don't expect it.

Peppermint--small, right at 1/2". Light yet recognizable flavor. Fairly fast until dissolved.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful. Do you? yes no  Certified buyer

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