Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia occurs when a lack of vitamin B12 or folate causes the body to make abnormally large RBC whose function gets affected.
Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body using a substance called haemoglobin.
Anaemia is the general a problem where the RBC are less than needed due to which oxygen does not reach all the parts of the body.
If your vitamin B12 deficiency is caused by a lack of the vitamin in your diet, you may be prescribed vitamin B12 tablets to take every day between meals. Alternatively, you may need to have an injection of hydroxocobalamin twice a year.
People who follow vegan diets leads to B12 deficiency , they have to take supplements.
Although it's less common, people with vitamin B12 deficiency caused by a prolonged poor diet may be advised to stop taking the tablets once their vitamin B12 levels have returned to normal and their diet has improved.
Good sources of vitamin B12 include:meat,salmon and cod,milk and other dairy products,egg
For vegetarians, fermented food like Idli, Dosa and dhokla, as well as some fortified breakfast cereals and soy products are good
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