Thursday, March 29, 2012

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and its role in our body . . .

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and its role in our body . . .
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin with a key role in

the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system,
and for the formation of blood.
It is one of the eight B vitamins.
Vitamin B12 was discovered from its relationship to the 

disease pernicious anemia.
Pernicious anemia (also known as Biermer's anemia,

Addison's anemia, or Addison–Biermer anemia) is one 
of many types of the larger family of megaloblastic anemias.
Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin which is very important in maintaining a healthy brain and nervous system. 

Vitamin B12 also helps with the body in the formation
of blood which is also recommended in the treatment of
anemia. The loss of ability to absorb vitamin B12 is the
 most common cause of adult vitamin B12 deficiency.
Vitamin B12 deficiency or Hypocobalaminemia is a low blood level of vitamin B12. Deficiency is most significantly linked to improper absorption rather than low consumption.
Many people are encouraged to ingest B12 supplements, including those who eat omnivorous, vegetarian, or vegan diets.
Omnivores are species that eat both plants and animal material as their primary food source.
Vegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets (fruits, vegetables, etc.), with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat (red meat, poultry, and seafood).
A vegan diet excludes all animal products, including eggs, 

dairy, and honey.
Vitamin B12 can be found in Fish, Red Meat, Poultry, Milk, Cheese and Eggs. Vitamin B12 is found in all foods of animal origin, including dairy, eggs, meat, poultry, and fish.
A vitamin B12 test measures the amount of vitamin B12 in the blood.
What Does Vitamin B12 Do in Your Body?
Helps to form myelin, which is a fatty cover that insulates your nerves. Helps to produce energy from metabolism of fat and protein. Helps to produce hemoglobin, which is the component
of your red blood cells that carrys oxygen to your cells.
This is why a vitamin B12 deficiency can cause fatigue. Reduces your homocysteine level, which lowers your risk of stroke, heart disease, cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, and many degenerative diseases. Regulates growth, maintenance, and reproduction of all of your cells.
Vitamin B-12 gives you: Increased energy, Restored mental clarity, and help with memory loss, Reduced daily stress and irritability.

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