A report from the Framingham Offspring Study of 2,999 adults found the following average daily B12 intakes, including fortified foods and supplements (Tucker, 2000): Age 26-49: 8.9 g Age 50-64: 8.7 g Age 65-83: 8.5 g A 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of over 4,500 adults 60 years and older found the following average daily B12 intakes (USDA NHANES, 2019): Male non-supplement users (68% of men): 4.5 g Male supplement users: 5.3 g from food plus 326 g from supplements Female non-supplement users (63% of women): 3.6 g Female supplement users: 3.8 g from food plus 520 g from supplements European Food Safety Authoritys Recommendations In 2015, the EFSA released recommendations for B12 intake across Europe
BPC-157 has also been widely studied in gastrointestinal research
It has potential benefits for treating lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by promoting blood vessel and nerve growth
Patients most often raise this combination in the context of slower recovery after training, sleep that no longer feels restorative, and body composition that has stopped responding to the same effort that used to work
The NHS treatment pathway splits B12 injections into two phases, a loading phase to top you up quickly, then a maintenance phase to keep you there