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Vitamin 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

I stumbled upon a reference to a study published in the Nov. 1, 2007 edition of American Journal of... Read more »

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

...B12 shots can help you lose weight, is this true? Vitamin B12 or cobalamin, is an essential... Read more »

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Do I Need to Be on Any Medications After a Terminal Ileum Resection?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...doses of 1 gram twice a day. Supplementation with vitamin B12 is also indicated, as it is... Read more »

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

...learning and memory compared with normal mice."   Vitamin B12 has been extensively studied, and... Read more »

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Weighing In: Should I take a multivitamin?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Question: Do I need to take a multivitamin? Answer: If you eat a well-balanced diet and do not... Read more »

Health Guide

Vitamin B12
Side Effects Vitamin B12 deficiencies occur when the body is unable to properly use the vitamin. Pernicious anemia can make the body unable to absorb vitamin B12 from the intestinal tract. ... Read more »
Vitamin B12
......the 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... 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 »
Schilling test
Vitamin B-12 absorption test Read more »
Pernicious anemia
... Prevention Pernicious anemia is not preventable, but with early detection and treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency, complications are readily controlled. Read more »

Medications

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

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...serious side effects occur: signs of low levels of vitamin B12 (e.g., unusual weakness, ... 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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Lansoprazole 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 »

Vitamins Dont Prevent Heart Disease
May 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds women who take folic acid and B vitamins do not reduce their overall risk for a heart attack. The study... 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 »

Heavier Through the Generations
July 29, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) There may be a reason Americans keep getting heavier from generation to generation. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine... Read summary »