👉 Estos son los SÍNTOMAS de falta de Vitamina B12 [Déficit de Vit B12 o Cobalamina]

Vitamin B12 is important for cells, blood formation, the brain, and much more. However, we often don't realize that our reserves have been slowly depleting for years. What can help: monitor your vitamin intake and counteract it with nutrition or supplements. 0:00 What does vitamin B12 do? 0:47 What are the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency? 2:25 What causes a vitamin B deficiency in the body? 3:35 Vitamin B12 and LIVER problems 4:29 Vitamin B12 Deficiency 5:02 Where is vitamin B12 found? 6:28 Who should take vitamin B12? 7:05 What food has the most vitamin B12? 8:14 How should you take vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 deficiency is considered a typical vegan disorder, but it doesn't only affect vegans. One thing is clear: The vitamin is found primarily in foods of animal origin. Anyone who eats vegan food should do so with dietary supplements. But even some vegetarians and omnivores lack vitamin B12. Significant amounts are found primarily in meat offal and fish, i.e., in foods that are not on the menu of many meat eaters. Risk groups also include pregnant women, the elderly, and people with pancreatitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Vitamin B12 intake: This water-soluble vitamin protects nerve cells, aids blood formation, and supplies the body with energy. It is found almost exclusively in foods of animal origin, especially meat and fish. The body stores vitamin B12 in the liver for up to three years. Vitamin B12 deficiency: A deficiency often develops in vegetarians and vegans who do not take vitamin B12 supplements, but also in older adults and pregnant women. Certain diseases make vitamin B12 deficiency more likely, such as diabetes and pancreatitis. Symptoms and consequences: A deficiency usually develops after many years without symptoms until stores are depleted, which can be accompanied by nerve damage, anemia, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Treatment: If you know you have an insufficient supply, you can incorporate foods rich in vitamin B12 into your diet in a targeted manner. You can compensate for a significant deficiency with dietary supplements. Capsules and drops are available, as well as high-dose injections, which are administered by doctors in cases of very severe deficiencies. What is vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin. Since the body cannot produce this essential trace mineral on its own, it must consume it through food. Like the other B vitamins, it is also a water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins are regularly excreted through the kidneys and urine. As a rule, they must be consumed continuously because the body cannot store them. With one exception: studies have shown that the body can store vitamin B12 in the liver for two to six years. This is why vitamin B12 is also known as cobalamin because its chemical structure contains cobalt, a heavy metal. The biochemically active forms of vitamin B12 that are effective in the body are methylcobalamin and 5-adenosylcobalamin. What effect does vitamin B have on the body? Neurons: vitamin B12 protects nerves Vitamin B12 plays an important role in numerous metabolic processes. It is involved in folate metabolism, blood formation, and the breakdown of fatty acids, among other things. Additional central metabolic processes in which vitamin B12 is involved: DNA formation Nerve protection and regeneration Cell division and respiration Hematopoiesis Messenger substance synthesis Detox Vitamin B12 and folic acid metabolism Like vitamin B12, folic acid belongs to the group of B vitamins. The previous names for folic acid were vitamins B9 and B11. A vitamin B12 deficiency causes a folic acid deficiency because the body needs vitamin B12 to convert folic acid into its active form. Among other things, a folic acid deficiency can lead to anemia and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. But be careful: too much folic acid can lead to a vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 and blood formation Vitamin B12 is an important aid in blood formation. It supports the maturation of red blood cells, erythrocytes. The vitamin is involved in DNA formation and cell division, and thus stimulates the production of red blood cells.