Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin. generally only found in animal foods. So, if you follow a completely plant-based diet, as dietician in dadar says, you’ll likely need to supplement or have foods fortified with Vitamin B12 to keep your levels in the healthy range.
Vitamin B12 plays a key role in many aspects of health and may support your eyes, bones, and skin as well as your mind.
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that the body needs for a variety of reasons, such as:
- maintaining blood cells and nerve cells
- making DNA
- keeping skin and bones healthy
- improving mental health
Benefits of B12 Vitamins
Blood Cells And Anemia Prevention
Pregnancy And Neural Tube Defects
Bone, Eye, Skin, And Hair Health
Brain, Memory, And Mood
What foods contain B12?
According to Clinical Dietitian Nutritionist in Bandra Mumbai Geetanjali Mengi, Vitamin B12 is almost exclusively found in animal foods, like meat, fish, seafood, eggs, and dairy.
Animals don’t actually produce the B12 themselves, though. Instead, B12 is made by certain bacteria, which enter the food chain when plant-eating animals consume them. The bacteria produce B12 in the animal’s gut which then gets absorbed into their tissues.
Geetanjali- The Voice of Healthcare- a Reg, Clinical Dietician Nutritionist, Wellness-Speaker, Author, Anchor, Wellness Expert, Pod-caster, Blogger, You tuber is based in Mumbai