Vitamin B12 Benefits, Deficiency, Symptoms, Rich Foods

Vitamin B12 Benefits, Deficiency, Symptoms, Foods  

Vitamin B12 is also known as cobalamin. It is essential for our body but it not produced by our body. It is rich in animal products like meat, egg, fish, nuts, and in certain foods and takes as an oral supplement, injections.

Vitamin B12 supports our nerve cell and helps in the formation of Red Blood Cells, DNA synthesis, increase our energy and memory power and reduces heart disease, anemia prevention.

Red Blood Cell is an important element in the blood. It transfers oxygen to blood tissue. Our body can produce RBC but can't multiple without Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 can multiple it. Normal person RBC is small it can pass through the bloodstream but Vitamin B12 deficiency person RBC is very large it can not pass through the bloodstream.

              

       The adult should take 2.4 micrograms, women should take 2.8 micrograms, pregnant women should take 2.3 micrograms of Vitamin B12.

Benefits of Vitamin B12:

*Decreased mineral density in the bone may lead to osteoporosis(bone disease). Vitamin B12 will increase your bone health.

*Vitamin B12 may increase your energy.

*It will improve your mood and decrease the symptoms of depression. But it is not fully clarified.

*It will stimulate the immune power.

*Vitamin B12 can generate healthy hair, nail, skin.

*Improve your health of the heart and reduce the heart attack

Foods to increase vitamin B12:

• *Chicken, Beef.
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• *Liver and kidney of animals.

*Fish especially tuna

*Eggs

*Low fat milk and dairy products

*Fortified nutritional milk

*Salmon

Symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency:

*Your body will be in high temperature

*Not a steady mind, your decision will change often

*You are always in the state of Dizziness

*Vision power will be reduced

*Mouth Ulcers

*Your skin looks pale

*Weak muscle

*Forgetful or confused state