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Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B12

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Description

Publication Year: 2009
Type: Federal resource, Online Publication
Language: English
Website: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-QuickFacts/

This fact sheet answers common questions about vitamin B12, including what foods provide it, the recommended daily allowance for B12, when a B12 deficiency can occur, who may need to take B12 supplements, a caution about folic acid (folate) and B12 deficiency, its relationship to heart attack risk and more.

Availability

This publication is available only on the Internet.

Source

Office of Dietary Supplements
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 3B01, MSC 7517
Bethesda MD 20892-7517

Phone: 301-435-2920

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