Ingredients / Vitamin B-12

WHAT ARE ANTIOXIDANTS?

They work by neutralizing the damaging effects of free radicals, rendering them harmless to your body. This helps protect your skin and body from the ravaging effects of premature aging.*

Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is necessary for the body’s normal synthesis of red blood cells, important for the maintenance of a healthy nervous system and vital for the proper growth and development of children.*

The Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board recommends that adults older than 50 years get most of their vitamin B12 from vitamin supplements or fortified food because of the high incidence of impaired ability to absorb vitamin B12 from foods that come from animals. http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12.asp#h10.

B12 is also important in maintaining the health of nerves in the human body. The nervous system contains an insulating fatty covering comprised of a complex protein called myelin. B12 plays a vital role in the metabolism of fatty acids essential for the maintenance of this nerve covering.

B12 supplementation is crucial if you are a vegetarian because, since there isn’t an adequate source of vitamin B12 in plant foods, vegetarians often have low serum B12 levels. The American Dietetic Association has stated that vegetarians are at risk of a vitamin B12 deficiency and highly recommend supplementing their diets with B12. If deficiency of B12 occurs, symptoms include lack of energy, shortness of breath, anemia, menstrual disorders and poor resistance to infection.

http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/nutrition/b12/
http://www.eatright.org

According to a study conducted by The University of California, Department Of Medicine, taking B12 and Folic Acid supplements together aids in cardiovascular health.* 

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.