Vitamin B12 Deficiency Overview
Learn About Vitamin B12 Deficiency
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Ponnusamy Saravanan practices in Coventry, United Kingdom. Saravanan is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Their top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Gestational Diabetes, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Malnutrition, and Islet Cell Transplantation.
Antonysunil Adaikalakoteswari practices in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Adaikalakoteswari is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Their top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Malnutrition, and Obesity.
Andy Sun practices in Taiwan. Mr. Sun is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Glossitis, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, and Folate Deficiency.
Summary: Vitamin B12 (B12, Cobalamin) is an essential micronutrient that humans are not capable of synthesizing and therefore must be ingested through food. In nature, B12 is basically only present in foods of animal origin. B12 deficiency is a clinically important condition that is associated with several metabolic disorders such as megaloblastic anemia, hyperhomocysteinemia, and cardiovascular, cerebrova...