Vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the most common health problems today. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, fast-food type foods and ready-to-eat foods are often consumed instead of a healthy and balanced diet. As a result of this situation, vitamin B12 deficiency is quite common with wrong eating habits. So how to correct vitamin B12 deficiency, which foods should be consumed? Here are the details…
WHAT DOES VITAMIN B12 DO?
Vitamin B12 plays an extremely important role from strengthening the nervous system and memory to facilitating learning, from preventing anemia to strengthening the immune system, from cell proliferation and regeneration to the renewal of cells damaged by external factors such as cigarette smoke and ultraviolet rays.
People who do not consume enough animal foods and those who have a vegetarian diet may experience deficiency due to low intake of vitamin B12. One of the important factors other than the lack of nutrient intake is age. As age increases, vitamin B12 deficiency can be seen.
WHICH FOODS HAVE VITAMIN B12?
Some foods are rich in vitamin B12. Red meat, fish (especially mackerel), milk, cheese, yoghurt, kefir, eggs, shellfish such as mussels and oysters, and offal such as brain and kidney contain plenty of vitamin B12.