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Friday, October, 30, 2009

B12

Health Encyclopedia: Vitamin B12

Food Sources

Vitamin B12 is found in eggs, meat, poultry, shellfish, milk, and milk products.


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Expert & Community Posts

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Vitamin B12, Prevagen, and Other Natural Approaches to Alzheimer's Prevention
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...of cognitive decline in older adults." I've seen B12 discussed on this site and I've reviewed a... Read more »

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Anemia Part 2: Folic Acid and B-12
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...most common culprits are folic acid (b9) and vitamin b12.  In this type of anemia the number of... Read more »

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Questions on Vitamin B12, Late Night Eating and Apples
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

.........and weight loss. However, many people who receive B12 injections feel more energized and... Read more »

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Study Shows B Vitamin Deficiencies Contribute to Memory Disorder
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

..."Mice fed a diet deficient in folate and vitamins B12 and B6 demonstrated significant deficits... Read more »

Health Guide

Vitamin B12
............specific parts of the small intestine or stomach are also prone to a deficiency if they do not take B12 supplements. Low levels of B12 can cause anemia, numbness or tingling in the arms... Read more »
Vitamin B12
......urine. That means you need a continuous supply of the vitamins in your diet. Function Vitamin B12, like the other B vitamins, is important for metabolism. It helps in the formation of... Read more »
Anemia: B12 deficiency
B12 deficiency anemia is a drop in the number of red blood cells due to a lack of vitamin B12. Alternative Names Macrocytic anemia Causes, incidence, and risk... Read more »
Anemia: B12 deficiency
...Alternative Names Macrocytic anemia Treatment Treatment depends on the specific cause of B12 deficiency anemia. Pernicious anemia requires lifelong vitamin B12 injections.... Read more »
Vitamin B-12 level
Normal Values Normal values are 200-900 pg/ml (picograms per milliliter). What abnormal results mean Values of less than 100 pg/ml indicate a significant deficiency of vitamin B-12,... Read more »

Medications

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Rabeprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Omeprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Esomeprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

Related News

Vitamin B12 Good for Older Brains
September 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Senior citizens interested in hanging on to their brain power may want to increase the amount of meat, fish and milk in their... Read summary »

B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »

Overview: Acid-reflux drugs may cause vitamin B12 deficiency
October 02, 2008

In this overview of acid-reflux health, Harvard physician Mary Pickett warns of possible vitamin B12 deficiency from long-term use of proton-pump... Read summary »

Acid-reflux meds may block B-12
October 03, 2008

A reader asks the People's Pharmacy if acid-reflux medications can cause a deficiency of vitamin B-12. Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon recommend that... Read summary »

Nexium one of many causes of vitamin B-12 deficiency
October 02, 2008

Taking antacids and H-2 blockers like Nexium and Prilosac can cause vitamin B-12 deficiency, a condition that can lead to such symptoms as fatigue,... Read summary »