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Health Encyclopedia: Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 deficiencies occur when the body is unable to properly use the vitamin.
Because vitamin B12 comes primarily from animal products, people who follow a strict vegetarian or vegan diet and do not consume eggs or dairy products may require vitamin B12 supplements. (Non-animal sources of vitamin B12 exist but are highly variable in their B12 content. They are considered unrel...
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Health Guide
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water. The body cannot store them. After the body uses the vitamin, leftover amounts leave the body... Read more »Schilling test
Vitamin B-12 absorption test What the risks are Local reaction to injection of vitamin Nausea Feeling lightheaded Special considerations ... Read more »Methylmalonic acid
Normal Values Normal serum methylmalonic acid levels are 0.08 to 0.56 micromoles/L. Values higher than this may mean vitamin B-12 deficiency or a genetic disease resulting in high levels of... Read more »Vitamin B12
Food Sources Vitamin B12 is found in eggs, meat, poultry, shellfish, milk, and milk products. 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 »Images
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