WHAT IS B12 DEFICIENCY prevalence?

Answer 1

You don't have to be anemic to require B12 in your diet. It used for Iron-deficiency like all of the B group vitamins. You get Iron from Leafy green vegetables, beetroot and red meats such as liver.

If you have an Iron-deficiency you will have a blood test to see just how low the deficiency is and you are prescribed an amount of B12 dosage that will bring it back to the normal level again. I don't really know how long this dosage will keep the deficiency at bay, but eating as many of the B group foods as possible, will certainly keep your levels stable.

The prevalence means that it exists and recurring, so if you have B12 deficiency, then it means that you are prone to low levels of it from time to time. But if your diet is rich in the foods above, then you will eventually have a stable Iron in your diet.

Hope I have helped? but this is what it means.

Answer 2

The medical literature typically states that B12 deficiency occurs in 5 - 20 percent of the elderly in the U.S. (1,2).

Studies in Germany find B12 deficiency prevalence ranging from 3 - 60 percent (depending on the laboratory marker being used) (3).

Hope this helps you. Best wishes.

Answer 3

The prevalence is that B12 deficiency can cause you to be constantly tired and feel weak. If you cannot alter you diet, you can get b12 injections at your doctors office.The injection is no more painful than any other injection and is red in color.

Answer 4

vitamin B12 deficiency is a cause of pernicious anemia. it's not common in the US since B12 is in most meats but a strict vegan could get it.