Vitamin B12 - Health Professional Fact Sheet

Vitamin B12 overview for health professionals. Research health effects, dosing, sources, deficiency symptoms, side effects, and interactions here.

Vitamin B12 Fact Sheet for Health Professionals Have a question? Ask ODS Join the ODS Email List This is a fact sheet intended for health professionals. For a general overview, see our consumer fact sheet . Introduction Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement and a prescription medication. Because vitamin B12 contains the mineral cobalt, compounds with vitamin B12 activity are collectively called cobalamins [ 1 ]. Methylcobalamin and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin are the metabolically active forms of vita

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