A 21-year-old female asked:
doc recommended to take in addition to multivitamin l-carnitine 500mg, alpha lipoic acid, and b-12 in order to aid weight loss. does this sound right?
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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered
54 years experience Internal Medicine
Weight loss diet: These supplements will not do much.
You have to pay attention to diet & exercise.
Weight loss- refer to drhoffman.com
Answered on Jul 7, 2018
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