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& Minerals
Vitamin
B12
In the
B-complex arsenal, B12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells
and red blood cells. It's also needed to make DNA, the genetic
material in all cells.
The powerhouse
vitamin has been shown in studies to have been beneficial
in the treatment of heart
disease, helps fight confusion and memory loss, and in
recent studies has shown beneficial in warding off brain shrinkage
in the elderly, with possible connections to its deficiency
with the ravages of alzeheimer's
disease. Its deficiency is also tied to conditions such
as diabetes,
depression, anemia, and fatigue.
B12 is
most commonly found in meat, poultry, milk and eggs, which
is why vegetarians are often cautioned to add B12 as a supplement
to their diets...
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Vitamin
B12
Fast Facts
Foods:
Meat, fish, poultry, milk,
eggs
What
it's good for: helps
maintain nerve cells and red blood
cells. In research studies, may
have a possible treatment role
in heart disease, stroke risk,
dimentia and other diseases.
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Facts
About Vitamin B12
- Systemic effects, good food sources, recommended dietary
allowances, conditions that may lead to deficiency including
pernicious anemia and a vegetarian diet, the relationship
between B12, homocysteine and heart disease, and related references.
Also available as a printable PDF file.
Vitamin
B-12 (cobalamin) - Summaries of the latest research
concerning B-12 and chronic disease syndrome, heart disease,
atherosclerosis, stroke risk, Alzheimer's disease, breast
cancer and a variety of other conditions.
Vitamin
B12 (Cobalamin) - Overview, with research indicating
its use in the treatment of heart disease, depression, osteoporosis,
HIV/AIDS, male infertility and other conditions, plus good
dietary sources, precautions and possible interactions, and
supporting research.
Postgraduate
Medicine: Approaches to vitamin B12 deficiency - Postgraduate
paper on its function, the absorption process and conditions
that affect it, symptoms and causes of deficiency, screening
and diagnosis, and related references.
What
Every Vegan Should Know About Vitamin B12 - Historical
overview, recommended daily intake, symptoms of deficiency,
with additional facts on the homocysteine connection, testing
for B12 blood levels, recommended food sources and supplements,
and related links to further information.
Vitamin
B12: Are You Getting It? - Comprehensive information
and related research for vegans addressing nutritional requirements
for B12, homocysteine level concerns, digestion and absorption,
coenzyme functions, B12 concerns in infancy and during pregnancy,
B12 content of tempeh, seaweeds, organic produce, and other
plant foods.
Vitamin
B 12 Deficiency - Clinical manifestations, causes
and symptoms, diagnosis, with a complete color diagram illustrating
absorption and transport, discussion on therapy alternatives
and follow-up, and related references.
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B1 | Vitamin
B2
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