Vitamin B12 deficiency: How to spot the symptoms

Vitamin B12 deficiency – many suffer from it and don’t realize it. What foods contain vitamin B12, how does deficiency appear, and what symptoms should you look for.

BERLIN – Many Germans suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency without knowing it, because a deficiency does not appear until years later. Groups at risk include the elderly, vegetarians, pregnant women, and patients with kidney or bowel disease.

Strictly speaking, vitamin B12 is not a single vitamin. It refers to a group of vitamins called cobalamin. Vitamin B12 is found mainly in animal products such as meat, fish, egg yolks, liver, and dairy products. There is almost no vitamin B12 in plant foods. Fermented foods like sauerkraut or fermented soy products are an exception. However, you cannot cover daily requirements on your own, the Consumer Advice Center reports. So vegans should use nutritional supplements in relation to vitamin B12. For others, supplementation is usually not necessary.

Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency are very common. They range from chronic fatigue to hair loss. A detailed overview of the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, Offers 24vita.de.* *24vita.de View from IPPEN.MEDIA.