Vitamin B12 deficiency is a silent deficiency disorder on a increase in vegetarians!
Tingling feeling, tiredness, nervous weakness are some of the notable symptoms seen in this deficiency. When somebody pulls a chair strongly a normal person get annoyed but does not physically much bother us. But this is not so in the case of vitamin B12 deficient people. It produces a strong tingling effect. Mostly palm and feet sense this feeel more and even intake of tablets for a period of time does not cure this. Injections of B12 - methylcobalamin seem to be more effective.
So how do we combat this deficiency or take some precautionary measure to avoid this!
Vitamin B12 is present in appreciable amounts in liver of animal foods. Vegetarian foods lack vitamin B12. Soya has meagre amounts of this vitamin. Hence this deficiency is called a vegetarian disease.
If you are a non-vegetarian, give your child liver before the age of 15 when the absorption of vitamin b12 is appreciable. This will not produce this deficiency in your life time.!
Best source of Vit B12: rain water, soy milk, Liver (meat)
Tingling feeling, tiredness, nervous weakness are some of the notable symptoms seen in this deficiency. When somebody pulls a chair strongly a normal person get annoyed but does not physically much bother us. But this is not so in the case of vitamin B12 deficient people. It produces a strong tingling effect. Mostly palm and feet sense this feeel more and even intake of tablets for a period of time does not cure this. Injections of B12 - methylcobalamin seem to be more effective.
So how do we combat this deficiency or take some precautionary measure to avoid this!
Vitamin B12 is present in appreciable amounts in liver of animal foods. Vegetarian foods lack vitamin B12. Soya has meagre amounts of this vitamin. Hence this deficiency is called a vegetarian disease.
If you are a non-vegetarian, give your child liver before the age of 15 when the absorption of vitamin b12 is appreciable. This will not produce this deficiency in your life time.!
Best source of Vit B12: rain water, soy milk, Liver (meat)
1 comment:
i am taking the muscular injection every 2 weeks.Due to absorption problem ,the doctor suggested injection rather than tablets
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