155 – Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Aging: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Update: 2025-02-26
Description
In This Episode:
Dr. K explains how older adults can detect, treat, and prevent vitamin B12 deficiency, a common problem that can affect nerve function, red blood cells and brain function.
She covers:
- Introduction to Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- What is Vitamin B12?
- Common Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Older Adults
- Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Pernicious Anemia and Its Relation to B12 Deficiency
- Why Vitamin B12 Deficiency is Often Missed
- Who Should Be Checked for Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
- Testing for Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Treatment Options for Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Preventing Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Note:
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Related episode:
144 – Anemia in Aging: Symptoms and Solutions
Related Resources:
- How to Detect & Treat Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Older Adults
- Neuropsychiatric disorders caused by cobalamin deficiency in the absence of anemia or macrocytosis
- Oral versus intramuscular administration of vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency in primary care: a pragmatic, randomised, non-inferiority clinical trial (OB12)
- Vitamin B12 in Foods, Food Supplements, and Medicines—A Review of Its Role and Properties with a Focus on Its Stability
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