Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body’s blood and nerve cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all of your cells.
Deficiency of vitamin B12 is very commonly seen all over the world. It is more in India and that too in women.
This deficiency causes weak muscles, numbness, trouble walking, nausea, weight loss, irritability, fatigue, and increased heart rate.
Vitamin B12 deficiency has become a common health issue in India and around the globe. Reports suggest at least 47% of the Indian population suffers from low B12 levels in the body and only 26% of the population may be vitamin B12 sufficient.
The NHS has warned against symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency that may arise in four parts of the body, which are hands, arms, legs, or feet.
This is a problem which causes a way of all the other health issues.
The foods which increase vitamin B12 are:
- Animal Liver and Kidneys
- Clams
- Sardines
- Beef
- Fortified Cereal
- Tuna
- Fortified nutritional yeast
- Trout
- Salmon
- Fortified non-dairy milk
- Milk and dairy products
- Eggs
Some vegetarian alternatives are:
- Yogurt
- Milk and other products
- Fortified cereals
- Fortified non-dairy milk
- Nutritional yeast
- Nori
- Eggs
- Vitamin B12 supplements
Be cautious and treat your vitamin B12 deficiency to lead a happy and healthy life.