Vitamin B12: Are you Deficient?
February 12, 2009 by Sonia Reece
Filed under Diet
Why is it a viable choice to prevent Vit B12 deficiency? Vitamin B12 is one of the top 5 important nutrients in the body. Our body needs vitamin B-12 to produce red blood cells and prevent anemia.
This vitamin is found almost exclusively in animal products, including milk, eggs and cheese. Those on a Vegan diet or lifestyle can get vitamin B-12 from enriched cereals, fortified soy products or by taking a supplement that contains this vitamin.
How do you know if you are deficient in Vit B12?
Defiency from B12 can be experienced if you are not eating animal products, like the ones listed above. Other signs of being deficient include, low energy, shores in your mouth, loss of appetite, dizziness, numbness and heart palpitations.
Symptoms may present themselves after years of b12 deficiency, and usually don’t manifest until years later. A deficiency of B12 can produce pernicious anemia, which…
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