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Deficiency of vitamin b12
I am 38 years old and I was feeling fatigue, tiredness, leg pain
, headache .then I have discuss with my physician and got to know that my vitamin b12 is 161 which is low. Please advice me a diet to restore the same and what other problems this deficiency can occurs .
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Vitamin B12 is obtained from animal sources
For vegetarians, milk and dairy products are the only source.
Take lots of fat-free dairy products and digestible non vegetarian diet like steamed or cooked lightly. Grilling and roasting or frying with lots of fats and spices reduces vitamins and proteins
Next Steps
tablet vitamin B12 is available as it's is
take one a day
Health Tips
since vitamin is water soluble, there's no side effects of tablet form
extra if taken comes out of the body by drinking water
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