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Are there any vitamins in particular that i should take to assist with weight loss? i take calcium (since i'm female in my 20s) and green tea extract.

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Dr. Mircea Petrina answered

Specializes in Cardiology

None: Eat less and exercise more. Why do you take calcium?

Answered 12/7/2012

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