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Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky, harmful - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publications

Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky, harmful - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publications

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Vitamin B12 deficiency -- Are you at risk?





What harm can having too little of a vitamin do? A severe vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to deep depression, paranoia and delusions, memory loss, incontinence, loss of taste and smell, and more. The human body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells, nerves, and DNA, and to carry out other functions. The average adult should get 2.4 micrograms a day. Like most vitamins, B12 can't be made by the body. Instead, it must be gotten from food or supplements. And therein lies the problem: Some people don't consume enough vitamin B12 to meet their needs, while others can't absorb enough, no matter how much they take in. As a result, vitamin B12  deficiency is relatively common, especially among older people.

Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky, harmful

Patrick J. SkerrettFormer Executive Editor, Harvard Health


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