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What Are The Health Benefits Of Vitamin B-12? |
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What Are The Health Benefits Of Vitamin B-12?
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Darrell Miller | 11/06/12 |
Date:
November 06, 2012 04:46 PM
Author: Darrell Miller
(dm@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: What Are The Health Benefits Of Vitamin B-12?
This water-soluble vitamin has a lot of use for the heath of the body. First of all, it helps in the maintenance of healthy nerves and blood cells.
Some people require Vitamin B-12 supplements more than others do. Some of these include pregnant women, smokers, drinkers, elderly, and even those who have strict vegetarian diet and tendencies.
In other cases, our own bodies hinder the absorption of the vitamin. The most common reasons for this include when you have celiac disease, anemia, bacteria growth, crohn's disease, etc. Those that find themselves in this situation need not fret for there is way to handle the Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
B-12 vitamin deficiency
These include weight loss, memory reduction, fatigue, weakness, appetite loss, asthma, eyesight issues, sore mouth, etc. This lack of adequate Vitamin B-12 in your body is of course not a very common occurrence. Why? Well your liver acts as a store of the vitamin for your body. Health benefits of vitamin B 12:
Assists in the conversion of carbohydrates to glucose needed for energy
Aids in regeneration of nervous system
Has effects on the reduction of stress, fatigue, depression and even brain shrinkage
Used in maintaining healthy skin/hair and nails.
Protection against cancer cells (breast, colon, prostate, lung) The best foods for you to get the Vitamin B-12 from are in variety of fish, milk, cheese, liver. These foods should be incorporated into your diet to keep your vitamin levels up.
