Yeah I’m a vegan and obviously it’s a significant problem for us, but plenty of people with a normal but shitty diet are also deficient. This isn’t unique to us.
B12 is difficult to absorb, especially in supplements. That’s why we take what seems like massive amounts. What is not absorbed is flushed naturally and healthily by the body.
Killed herself is a little different from “died”.
But what they are burying here is B-12 deficiency is not limited to vegans. Anyone can have it.
“Gray said Owen “reported to her family that she had bought an organic B12 supplement from Canada” and would take a daily dosage of 1mg.”
Yeah, not enough. My doc has me taking 2,500mcg or 2.5mg.
Yeah I’m a vegan and obviously it’s a significant problem for us, but plenty of people with a normal but shitty diet are also deficient. This isn’t unique to us.
Seems excessive for daily usage, you’re off a few orders of magnitude.
B12 is difficult to absorb, especially in supplements. That’s why we take what seems like massive amounts. What is not absorbed is flushed naturally and healthily by the body.
It’s water-soluble so that’s OK even so. Low risk of OD unless you really go hog-wild.
Not if you’re deficient. 😉
2500 ugr (micrograms)
μg
Right. My bad.
My keyboard doesn’t have the mu sign.
2500000ng