Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Symptoms Sources Supplement Recs:
{"Image DocumentName": "Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Symptoms Sources Supplement Recs:", "Image ImageDescription": "Folate Deficiency. Numbness, tingling of arms, legs. Difficulty walking. Memory loss. Disorientation. Dementia. Sore tongue. Poor appetite. Constipation. Possibly depression. Sources. Meat. Poultry. Fish. Dairy Products. Supplement Recs: Adults 2.4 mcg/day. >50 yrs should take supplement. >65 yrs mcg/day. As many as 20-25% of adults over 65 have B-12 deficiency. Many cannot absorb B-12 from food and thus need a supplemental form. B-12 injections bypass the gut entirely. High oral doses of 1 mg/day allow 10 mcg (10%) to be absorbed by passive diffusion. No known toxicity. B-12 deficiency is often masked as Folic Acid Deficiency. Anyone with Folic Acid Deficiency should also be tested for B-12 deficiency before treatment with Folic Acid. Also people taking folic acid, should not take more than 1000 mcg a day so as not to mask a developing B-12 deficiency.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}