Optimal Vitamin B12 Dosage for Kids, Pregnancy, and Seniors
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2020-11-02

What is the optimal Vitamin B12 dosage for seniors, kids and pregnant women? At age 50, everyone, regardless of diet should start supplementing with B12-fortified foods or supplements but over age 65 only high-dose daily supplements may suffice.

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Just expensive pee? What about concerns about B12 and acne, bone fractures, and cancer? I addressed those in my B12 webinar and the videos are available for download here now, and will be on the site in the next couple months. The final B12 video for now will be next, The Best Type of Vitamin B12: Cyanocobalamin or Methylcobalamin? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-type-of-vitamin-B12-cyanocobalamin-or-methylcobalamin)

The first three in this series if you missed them were: 
• The Symptoms of Vitamin B21 Deficiency (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-symptoms-of-vitamin-B12-deficiency)
• The Optimal Vitamin B12 Dosage for Adults (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-optimal-vitamin-B12-dosage-for-adults)
• Healthiest Food Sources of Vitamin B12 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/healthiest-food-sources-of-vitamin-B12)

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