{"id":75463,"date":"2026-05-05T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75463"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:47:54","slug":"vitamin-b12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vitamin-b12\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B12"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vitamin B12 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers report that a specially grown form of the blue-green algae can produce biologically active vitamin B12 at levels comparable to beef, a finding that could reshape how scientists think about sustainable nutrition. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vitamin B12<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> water-soluble<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vitamin.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called <\/span><b>cobalamin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a vitamin the body uses to<\/span><b> make and support healthy nerve cells.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also <\/span><b>used to make healthy red blood cells <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the<\/span><b> genetic material inside cells called DNA.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> human body cannot produce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> B12 on its own, so it <\/span><b>must be obtained through foods <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high in vitamin B12 or supplements.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>naturally found in animal foods <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as <\/span><b>fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>not present in plant foods <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unless fortified.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>body stores vitamin B12 in the liver.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body<\/span><b> can store <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamin B12 for <\/span><b>2 to 5 years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it can get <\/span><b>rid of any excess or unwanted vitamin B12 in the urine.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin B12 <\/span><b>Deficiency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Deficiency is <\/span><b>most common in people who:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are <\/span><b>over the age of 50<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Follow <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a vegetarian or <\/span><b>vegan diet<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have <\/span><b>had stomach or intestinal surgery,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as weight loss surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Have digestive system conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>celiac disease or Crohn\u2019s disease<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Have pernicious anemia, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an autoimmune condition that occurs when your body destroys cells in your stomach that make an intrinsic factor, which is needed to help your body absorb B12 efficiently.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Low levels of B12<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can cause:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Anemia<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Loss of balance<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numbness or tingling in the arms and legs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weakness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dementia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to metabolic causes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/researchers-unveil-groundbreaking-sustainable-solution-to-vitamin-b12-deficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">STD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin. 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