This vitamin is said to contain cobalt in it and hence has also been referred to as cobalamin. This vitamin B12 plays a major role in making sure that your entire central nervous system would be healthy. Being connected to the nervous system this vitamin is also very important for the proper development and functioning of your brain. This vitamin helps to form the red blood cells and helps in the synthesis of DNA.
It enables production of the DNA during the time that the cells are dividing in the body. The division of cells during production of the DNA is what enables the bone marrow tissues to produce the red blood cells in your body. Therefore if there is a deficiency in the intake of Vitamin B12 it can lead to an abnormal formation of the DNA and eventually impairing the production of the cells. Deficiencies in the Vitamin B12 can in the long run cause mania, chronic depression degeneration of the nerves and can even cause grave neurological complications.
But slight deficiency can also cause minor symptoms like fatigue, restlessness and anaemia.
Vitamin B12 foods for vegetarians usually comprise of sea vegetables like spirulina dulse, kelp, kombu, and nori. Apart from this you can also eat multi grain cereals and nutritional yeast and soy products. Soy milk is considered to be rich in vitamin B12. The easiest way to draw up a vitamin B12 foods list will be to consult your doctor or dietician who will help you to plan your meals in such a way that you will be able to include the necessary amount of vitamin B12 foods in your regular diet.
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