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B12 Vitamin![]() |
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Vitamin B12 is necessary for normal processing of carbohydrates, protein, and fats from foods.
The insulation coating around nerve cells, called myelin, that helps speed nerve function depends on vitamin B12.
Maintaining the genetic code requires vitamin B12, so this vitamin is important in the health of all cells in the body.
Building some nerve chemicals that regulate mood and behavior requires vitamin B12; consequently, deficiency results in the reduced memory and mental function.
Vitamin B12 helps build red bloods cells; deficiency results in type of anemia called pernicious anemia.