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My weight is 70 however i look very weak and skinny..few months back i did vitamin b12 and vitamin hydroxy test and they were below normal.
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Need results: If you are otherwise healthy, being skinny is not bad. Check your BMI and if it is above 18 or so, you are okay. You may take multivitamins and sublingual B12 if you wish. Go to to this site to figure out your BMI: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
Answered 4/6/2019
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