Vitamin B12.
#16252 - 08/05/03 02:01 AM
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Robbie
Reged: 07/03/03
Posts: 39
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Any ideas for getting some vitamin B12?
its mainly only found in meat/animal products
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Hi - If you're eating seafood or skinless chicken breast you're fine. It's actually darn hard to be B-12 deficient unless you follow a strict vegan diet for many years and you make no effort to get vegan sources of B-12 like fermented soy products (seitan, miso) and organically grown root vegetables. Most vegans are well-aware of the nutrition they need and don't have a problem. If you're not vegan, you're highly unlikely to become B-12 deficient. You can actually be checked for this - it's a simple blood test. And you can take a multi-vitamin with B-12 in it if you're concerned.
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Re: Vitamin B12.
#16412 - 08/05/03 07:53 PM
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Kris
Reged: 02/23/03
Posts: 75
Loc: Vancouver Island, BC
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Hi,
I was found to have a vit b12 deficiency recently, odd since i do eat meat, and am young, as this tends to occur in the elderly. Anyhow, i was prescribed Sublingual B12 pills, 1000mg per day, they melt under your tongue so get into your bloodstream faster. I would try the blood test if you are concerned, a b12 deficiency can lead to pernicious anemia and permanent neurological damage if it goes unchecked for too long.
Best of Luck
Kris
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