There are many causes for vitamin B12 deficiency. Surprisingly, two of them are practices often undertaken to improve health: a vegetarian diet and weight-loss surgery.
Plants don't make vitamin B12. The only foods that deliver it are meat, eggs, poultry, dairy products, and other foods from animals. Strict vegetarians and vegans are at high risk for developing a B12 deficiency if they don't eat grains that have been fortified with the vitamin or take a vitamin supplement
Bro, they add an artificial “vitamin” that doesn’t absorb well. More importantly it may do more harm than good. For instance, vegans are shown to be quantitatively more prone to mental illness in research over and over again, even if they were taking b12 supplements. Sure, it’s a plethora of nutrients they are missing but b12 is the one of the few things you can only get from animal sources.
Ragnar 0 points 1 year ago
Bro, they add an artificial “vitamin” that doesn’t absorb well. More importantly it may do more harm than good.
For instance, vegans are shown to be quantitatively more prone to mental illness in research over and over again, even if they were taking b12 supplements. Sure, it’s a plethora of nutrients they are missing but b12 is the one of the few things you can only get from animal sources.