It is recognized for promoting rapid healing and reducing inflammation
"Behavior is always important but you have to let the pharmacology work." While there is no standard protocol to follow, Ashton said a doctor may try to get a patient to their target, healthy goal weight and then follow the "basic principle of pharmacology" in decreasing the patient to the lowest dose of the medication possible
This can lead to kidney stones, calcium deposits in the heart and lungs, weakness, and disorientation
Clinical evidence includes stroke trials where 5 mg/day riboflavin, often in combination with other B vitamins, improved erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity and reduced the proportion of biochemically riboflavin-deficient patients, although clinical outcomes remain understudied (57)
People with chronic kidney disease or frailty may have specific protein requirements and should discuss individual targets with a registered dietitian