This decline affects how well your body can bounce back from stress, fight inflammation, recover from workouts, or maintain smooth, youthful-looking skin
Hormonal influences, reproductive demands, and autoimmune conditions affecting gastric absorption (e.g., pernicious anemia, thyroid disease) may predispose women to deficiency, while greater health-seeking behavior increases test frequency
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People with Specific Health Conditions: Doctors often recommend Vitamin B12 injections for those with pernicious anemia
Below are the general guidelines provided by the National Institutes of Health: Infants (06 months) RDI in micrograms (mcg): 0.4 mcg Infants (712 months) RDI in micrograms (mcg): 0.5 mcg Children (13 years) RDI in micrograms (mcg): 0.9 mcg Children (48 years) Advertisement RDI in micrograms (mcg): 1.2 mcg Children (913 years) RDI in micrograms (mcg): 1.8 mcg Teens (1418 years) RDI in micrograms (mcg): 2.4 mcg Adults (19 years and older) RDI in micrograms (mcg): 2.4 mcg Pregnant women RDI in micrograms (mcg): 2.6 mcg Breastfeeding women RDI in micrograms (mcg): 2.8 mcg Vitamin B12 Overdose Signs and Symptoms The exact side effects of vitamin B12 in high doses aren't well-documented