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News Topical, Digital Desk : We are all advised to take a healthy diet to stay healthy. If you include green vegetables and fruits in your diet, then your body will easily get all the necessary nutrients. The body needs all types of vitamins and minerals to function properly. If there is a deficiency of any of these things, then our body starts giving some signals.
It is important for us to pay attention to these. Similarly, Vitamin B12 is there. Today's article is on this topic. We will tell you what are the signs of Vitamin B12 deficiency in women. Along with this, we will also know what is the reason behind their deficiency and how to make up for it? So let's know in detail -
Why is Vitamin B12 important?
Vitamin B12 helps the body to function properly. Especially the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord nerve system). Women who have a B12 deficiency may experience symptoms like fatigue, tingling in the legs or depression. The symptoms of B12 deficiency are almost the same in men and women, but this deficiency is more common in women of reproductive age. If there is a long-term deficiency, it can cause serious nerve problems and osteoporosis.
Symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency in women?
- Tiredness
- Weakening of memory
- Headache
- Pain in the mouth or tongue
- blurred vision
- Diarrhea
- breathlessness
- Numbness or tingling
- Depression or anxiety
There are also other signs
Let us tell you that vitamin B12 deficiency in women can cause anemia . This can cause difficulty in walking, sudden weight loss, bleeding, infection and damage to nerves. Anemia and B12 deficiency can also cause infertility in women.
due to vitamin B12 deficiency
- Vitamin B12 is found in animal based foods. This is why its deficiency is seen in vegetarian people.
- With increasing age, there may be deficiency of Vitamin B12 in the body.
- These problems can also be seen due to long term use of certain medicines.
- Drinking too much alcohol causes deficiency of Vitamin B12.
benefits of vitamin b12
- reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke
- Maintains good eye health
- Keeps the nerves healthy
- the mood remains good
- Digestion is better
How to make up for the deficiency?
- fish
- Egg
- Milk
- Plant-based milk
- Nutritional Yeast
- Breakfast Cereal
- Tofu
- Fruit juice
- Dairy-Free Yogurt
B12 deficiency increases the risk of these diseases
- Heart failure
- severe damage to nerves
- colon cancer
- Type 1 Diabetes
- muscle weakness disease
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