Surplus Vitamin B12 Use Does Not Reduce Fatigue in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
Scholten AM, Vermeulen E, Dhonukshe-Rutten RAM, Witteman BJM
Published in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Methodology
Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of surplus vitamin B12 supplementation on fatigue in IBS and IBD patients with normal B12 status
Key Findings
Surplus vitamin B12 supplementation did not significantly reduce fatigue compared with placebo in non-deficient patients
Conclusions
Vitamin B12 beyond correcting deficiency does not appear to reduce fatigue
Limitations
Population specific to IBS/IBD; may not detect effect in truly deficient individuals
Supplements Studied
This study did not confirm the expected effect of non-conventional surplus vit B12 supplementation on fatigue in IBS or IBD patients.
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