Vitamins
Minerals
Trace Elements
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
The Function
Vitamin B12 is required for a healthy nervous system and healthy blood.- It is essential for pregnancy as it is needed to recycle folate.
The Facts
Vitamin B12 is required in the formation of red blood cells. It is used in the synthesis of methionine which prevents megoblastic anaemia. Its role in nerve myelation prevents irreversible neurological damage during pregnancy.
The Foods
Meat (liver, kidney, beef, lamb, bacon, pork, chicken and rabbit)
Seafood (cockle, muscles, oysters, prawns, and scallops)
Oily fish (herring, mackerel, sardines, kipper)
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