Now a days we see a lot of people suffering from Vitamin B12 deficiency. Let's understand more in details about this vitamin and treatment to cure the deficiency.

1. Know AboutVitamin B12
BY
POOJA KULKARNI
Diet Consultant
Just for Hearts

2. Vitamin B12
 Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin
 Vitamin b12 is one of the most important vitamin
required for growth and division of cells.
It is responsible in other important body functions.
Recommendation:
Man,women-1.0 μg
Children(1-18) – 0.2-1.0 μg
Lactating mothers- 1.5 μg

3. DiagnosticTest
 Vitamin B12 deficiency is identified by checking your
blood report. Any type of Anemia is identified with less
number of Red blood cells than normal.
 And also amount ofVitamin B12 is checked within
blood stream.
 Normal : 200-900 pg/mL
 Deficiency : <200 pg/mL
 Toxicity : >900 pg/mL

4. Symptoms
 Weakness, tiredness or light-headedness
 Pale skin
 Sore tongue
 Easy bruising or bleeding gums
 Stomach upset
In sever case:
 Tingling or numbness in fingers and toes
 Difficulty walking
 Mood changes or depression
 Memory loss, disorientation, and dementia

5. Causes
 Perenicious anemia and atrophic gastritis
 Surgery of the stomach or small intestine
 Crohn's disease, celiac disease, bacterial growth, or a parasite
 Excessive alcohol consumption.
 Graves' disease
 Long-term use of acid-reducing drugs
 Vegetarian

6. Vitamin B12 Deficiency Leads to….
 Hyperhomocysteinemia
 Cognitive function
 Depression
 Diabetic neuropathy
 Fatigue, Joint pain (elbow)
 Sickle cell disease

7. Recommended Dietary
Allowance
Age Male Female Pregnancy Lactation
0–6
months*
0.4 mcg 0.4 mcg
7–12
months*
0.5 mcg 0.5 mcg
1–3 years 0.9 mcg 0.9 mcg
4–8 years 1.2 mcg 1.2 mcg
9–13 years 1.8 mcg 1.8 mcg
14+ years 2.4 mcg 2.4 mcg 2.6 mcg 2.8 mcg

8. Sources
 Fatty fishes like cod, salmon,
tuna, sardines, liver, beef,
chicken and eggs.
 Milk and milk products.
 Fortified fruit juices and cereals

9. How much will meet the
requirement??
 Sheep liver provides 91.9μg of
Vitamin B12 whereas goat liver
provides 90.4 μg
 100ml of cow’s and buffalo’s milk
gives 0.14 μg of B12
 The raw yellow part of hen eggs
has got most of the vitamin B12.
It provides 1.8 μg of B12 / 100gm
 Mackerel is the best amongst all,
providing 19μg per 100gm of b12

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