Forums: January 2011 Kickstart Forum: B-12
Created on: 01/04/11 12:43 PM Views: 1382 Replies: 6
abm46 Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 2	B-12 Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:43 PM If I take a multi-vitamin that include B-12, should I also take a separate B-12 supplement? Thanks!
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: B-12 Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM If the multi meets the RDA for B12, then you probably don't need an additional supplement. It should indicate on the packaging how much is in there (10%, 100%, 150%, whatever) --Deb R
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1191	RE: B-12 Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM Agreed - You should be fine. You only need 2.4 mcg of B12 per day. Most supplements, including multis, will probably have much more than that. Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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abm46 Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 2	RE: B-12 Posted Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM Great! Thanks for the responses.
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jmyers1050 Joined: 12/31/09 Location: Arizona Posts: 43	RE: B-12 Posted Friday, January 7, 2011 at 10:10 PM One note - if you are over 50, you may need extra as the ability to absorb B-12 decreases with age. My husband and I (age 60 & both vegan for years) found our B-12 low with blood tests, even though we took a multi with plenty of B-12. After adding 2000 mg.B-12 sublingual tab/week we are now up to normal levels. The sublingual route increases absorption.
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: B-12 Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 10:22 AM jmyers1050 wrote: One note - if you are over 50, you may need extra as the ability to absorb B-12 decreases with age. My husband and I (age 60 & both vegan for years) found our B-12 low with blood tests, even though we took a multi with plenty of B-12. After adding 2000 mg.B-12 sublingual tab/week we are now up to normal levels. The sublingual route increases absorption. A multi for over 50 folks usually has a TON of B12 in it, for that very reason. I just checked and the multi I take has 800% of the RDA of B12. I figure between that and nutritional yeast (which we use frequently), I should be okay (for now at least). --Deb R
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072	RE: B-12 Posted Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 7:42 PM oh and also, that's 800% of the RDA daily (it's a once a day supplement, not once a week as the sublingual mentioned is). --Deb R
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