You inject subcutaneously, meaning into the fat layer just under the skin, usually on the lower abdomen about an inch or two from the belly button
Its a synthetic peptide made up of 15 amino acids, derived from a protective protein naturally found in human gastric juice
Since B12 is found primarily in animal products, including meat, fish, dairy, and eggs, a substantial reduction in food intake can reduce B12 consumption below optimal levels, particularly for patients who were already borderline deficient before starting treatment or whose diets lean toward plant-based foods
They are expected to make recommendations on seven peptides during a two-day meeting on July 23 and 24 and then reconvene in February to consider others
In contrast, there is some evidence of an enhancement of the maximum absorption via intrinsic factor, by up to a factor of 2, when the vitamin B12 is accompanied by food, but this is not consistently observed and probably only applies when the food quantity and vitamin B12 dose are sufficient to slow the passage of the vitamin B12 through the small intestine enough (about three hours or more) to allow each intrinsic factor receptor to absorb two molecules of vitamin B12 from the oral dose rather than one