People with absorption issues need supplementation even with adequate dietary intake
B12 plays a key role in several processes like producing red blood cells, converting food into energy, and producing nerves
Your provider will review your overall plan to ensure compatibility and safety
This includes vegans and vegetarians, older adults, individuals with atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, gastrointestinal disorders, those who have had gastrointestinal surgery and people who take certain medications including, but not limited to, estrogen (HRT), and birth control pills
Despite this, cyanocobalamin has been increasingly criticised in recent years, due to the following reasons: Toxicity: cyanocobalamin is often claimed to be toxic, as the cyano group form the poison cyanide
It also supports your nerves