CAUSES AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED LEVEL OF VITAMIN B12: A REVIEW
AbstractVitamin B12 plays an important role in building of genetic material, in development of normal red blood cells and in maintenance of nervous system. Major deficiency symptoms of Vitamin B12 include anemia and neurological disorders. The daily recommended intake of vitamin B12 for an adult is 1.5μg a day. Eating a diet containing required amount of vitamin B12 is the best way to treat the conditions associated with its low level. Vitamin B12 found only in animal based foods such as meats, liver, kidney, fish, eggs, milk and milk products, oysters and shellfish. Hence, vegetarians are more likely to have low level of Vitamin B12.
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