Best food options for vitamin B12:
Important natural sources of vitamin b-12 include usually non vegetarian products – egg yolks, animal liver not only muscle meat, fishes like mackerel, tuna, salmon etc
Dairy products -curd and milk are also good sources of B-12.
Both vegans and vegetarians are prone to develop deficiency of vitamin. B-12 hence it’s recommended to consume supplements of Vitamin B-12.
It is necessary to track your gut health as poor gut health may lead to decreased absorption of Vitamin B-12.
Some medications like Metformin or chronic usage of acid reducing medications can decrease the vitamin B-12 levels.
It is also necessary to check thyroid levels as hypothyroidism is often associated with Vitamin-D & B-12 Deficiency.
Patients of Autoimmune pernicious anaemia (due to deficiency of intrinsic factor) Crohn’s disease, IBS & those who have undergone bariatric surgery also require vitamin B-12 supplementation…
