Assertion: vitamin b12's deficiency | /r/HasProperty | due
Facets:
value: to the overgrowth of bacteria
type: CAUSE
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
value: to inherited defects
type: CAUSE
value: to poor absorption
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: If the deficiency is due to poor absorption, a monthly intramuscular injectable version of B12, at an appropriate dose decided by your child's doctor, would be beneficial.
text: The deficiency of B12 is mostly due to inherited defects which result in malabsorption or the impaired transport of the vitamin within the body.
text: When the deficiency is due to the overgrowth of bacteria.
text: When the deficiency is due to the overgrowth of bacteria.
text: Study after study has shown that the deficiency of Vitamin B-12 is due to the lack of absorption of the vitamin from the intestinal tract, due to the absence of “intrinsic factor,” a substance which is normally present in the gastric juices.