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  What really keeps a doctor away?

  Posted on March 23, 2012 by Dr. Chris Oh in Aging, Preventive care, Weight Loss

    When I do annual physicals for police officers and firemen I see a clear trend. New recruits in their 20s and 30s will usually have healthy weight levels, but as they age their weight goes up. It may not go up by a lot but five pounds every year will add up to 50 [...]

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  Do vitamin B12 shots help lose weight?

  Posted on February 29, 2012 by Dr. Chris Oh in Anemia, Weight Loss

    I have recently had several weight loss patients ask me about vitamin B12 shots to lose weight. Traditionally vitamin B12 shots were given only to those with B12 deficiency (pernicious anemia). More recently, weight loss clinics have started giving shots to boost energy and metabolism. However there is no evidence that giving vitamin B12 [...]

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