The Nutritional Health Benefits of Vitamin B12
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Vitamin B12 is also called cobalmin. It has a biologically active coenzyme of that helps in the treatment of anemia. B12 is important in the synthesis of both amino and fatty acids. It helps to promote hemoglobin and nerve cell growth and maintenance. It is sometimes used to reduce stress, which is why it’s called the anti-stress vitamin.
Vitamin B12 is found in liver eggs, fish, meat, dairy products, and soy beans. Brewer’s yeast cheese, milk, and yogurt have B12 also. Some sea vegetables, such as dulse, kelp, komba, and nori are also sources of B12.
Some of the benefits of B12 are that it may help pernicious anemia. It is also used to treat high homocysteine (an amino acid made from proteins that build up and can lead to heart disease) levels, heart disease, chronic fatigue system, and male infertility. Diabetes, bursitis, depression, psychiatric disorders and osteoarthritis could also benefit from B12. Other conditions that can be treated are sleep disorders, memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease, tendonitis, and immunosupression, and Aids can also benefit from supplementation with B12. Other conditions include Irritable bowel syndrome, asthma, and allergies. It may prevent nerve damage and maintain fertility.
B12 deficiencies are rare however they do occur. Signs of deficiency may include changes in mental functioning - can look like senility. Memory loss, tingling and numbness of the extremities, moodiness, insomnia and dizziness could also occur. Poor balance, enlarged liver, eye problems, hallucinations, headaches, inflammation of the tongue, breathing trouble, neurological damage, palpitations, and/or ringing in the ears may also occur in the presence of deficiency.
People who are at risk for deficiency are vegetarians and smokers. People with digestive problems, gastric bypass, or partial stomach removal may not be able to make enough vitamin B12 and may benefit from supplementation.
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The Nutrition Society promotes the science of nutrition and its application to the improvement of human and animal.
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