{"id":75463,"date":"2025-11-28T12:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75463"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:49:47","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;\">Vitamin B12 deficiency often first appears as skin changes like hyperpigmentation, dryness, or paleness, indicating poor oxygen and nutrient delivery to skin cells.<\/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 <\/span><b>called cobalamin.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a vitamin the<\/span><b> body uses to make and support healthy nerve cells.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s also <\/span><b>used to make healthy red blood cells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>genetic material inside <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cells called <\/span><b>DNA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span><b>body cannot produce B12 on its own, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so it must be obtained through foods 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, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and milk products.\u00a0<\/span><\/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 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamin B12 <\/span><b>in the liver.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> body can store <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamin B12 <\/span><b>for 2 to 5 years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it can get rid of any excess or unwanted vitamin B12 in the urine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vitamin B12 Deficiency:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People who follow a vegetarian <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or vegan diet can sometimes have low levels of Vitamin B12. This is because plant foods don&#8217;t have vitamin B-12.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Older adults<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>people who have had stomach surgery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also are at risk because they <\/span><b>may not absorb the vitamin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>People with digestive conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as celiac disease and Crohn&#8217;s disease also are at risk of low vitamin B-12 levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with <\/span><b>very low vitamin B-12 levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can have <\/span><b>symptoms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as <\/span><b>fatigue, muscle weakness, stomach problems, nerve damage,<\/b> <b>vision problems, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>mood changes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also may have<\/span><b> low iron, called anemia, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span><b> low blood counts.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/beauty\/how-vitamin-b12-deficiency-shows-up-on-your-skin-pigmentation-dryness-inflammation-and-other-warning-signs\/articleshow\/125483354.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin. 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