toofaced12 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 This past week I got blood results back and I have a Vitamin B12 Defiency. Does anyone on here also suffer from this? I've done a bit of research on it. At the moment my Doctor has me just taking B12 supplements, but might have to start getting injections. My Doctor wasn't really informative, is there necessary diet changes to be made? If someone has experience/ advice for me that would be great Link to comment
ashley001 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I always like to try to change my diet/lifestyle before I'm putting anything into my body, like pills or supplements. Here's a list of the top 10 foods high in B12. Try to include these into your diet: link removed Link to comment
Jacob216 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Drink less. Alcohol leeches B12 like there is no tomorrow and along with dehydration is a major factor in hangovers. Eat eggs in the morning. Link to comment
BriarRose Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Are you vegan? B12 is only found in animal products (or supplement form)... Link to comment
FathomFear Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I've been vegan for a little over two years. The combination of supplements and fortified soy milk have keep my B12 levels normal (the soymilk alone would probably be sufficient--I take the supplements as a percaution). Ashley's list, while likely accurate, are not particularly healthy foods. Link to comment
MakeItCount Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Are you vegan? B12 is only found in animal products (or supplement form)... Wow I'm an idiot. Spinach has all the other B's, not 12. Whoop for posting without thinking. Vegans have it rough Link to comment
MakeItCount Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ashley's list, while likely accurate, are not particularly healthy foods. Uhh..care to explain how you came to that conclusion? Eggs, seafood, beef..not healthy? You're vegan for whatever reasons of your own choosing, but you can't dismiss animal products as not healthy.. Link to comment
toofaced12 Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hey! No I am not a vegan, apparently other people in my family have had this defiency as well. I've been taking the vitamins everyday, I don't really know if its been helping... I have a scheduled blood test soon to see whether it has improved my levels or not! I've also been trying to eat more foods with B12 in it. I have a follow up specialist appointment next week, I have all sorts of stomach issues, so I guess I will find out more then. I also want to go see a nutritionist for more information on this defiency, and I want to gain more weight! Link to comment
chitown9 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hey! No I am not a vegan, apparently other people in my family have had this defiency as well. I've been taking the vitamins everyday, I don't really know if its been helping... I have a scheduled blood test soon to see whether it has improved my levels or not! I've also been trying to eat more foods with B12 in it. I have a follow up specialist appointment next week, I have all sorts of stomach issues, so I guess I will find out more then. I also want to go see a nutritionist for more information on this defiency, and I want to gain more weight! It looks like you are doing all the right things! Link to comment
FathomFear Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Uhh..care to explain how you came to that conclusion? Eggs, seafood, beef..not healthy? You're vegan for whatever reasons of your own choosing, but you can't dismiss animal products as not healthy.. Out of those items you mention, seafood is probably the least risky as the fat to calorie ratio isn't as atrocious as the other items on the list. Still, even with seafood other concerns arise (mercury levels and such). I'm not a vegan for moralistic reasons. ie, I don't believe it's inherently wrong to kill animals for food. I'm a vegan because most recent research suggests that eating meat is just not a healthy approach. You'll notice that even the newly revamped food pyramid in the U.S. has a "Protein" food group now, not "Meat". It's largely seen as the first step in trying to move the population towards a vegetarian lifestyle. The ties between meat consumption and hypertension, cancer, etc, are just way too strong to ignore. Most people who eat meat do so because that is what they were raised to do. It's not something they are doing because it's the most rationale decision. That's ultimately what it comes down to. If someone really wants to eat meat I would just suggest trying to cut the servings down to once or twice a week. But ultimately each person controls their own health and will need to make these judgement calls on their own. Link to comment
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