B12 A Major Concern When You Become a Vegetarian?

Vitamin B12 is probably one of the most discussed among vegetarians and vegans today.

There are a couple of different opinions on sources of B12. A lot doctors and nutritionists say that B12 can only be obtained from animal products.

Others believe that certain fortified products, such as some soymilks, will give you enough B12.There is another line of thought.

That is, the human intestine can produce vitamin B12. I tend to belong to this group as I only take B12 supplements maybe 14 days of the year. I have been doing this for 30 years and have no side affects that I am aware of.

I will qualify that statement though. Many years ago I suffered from Ross River virus and Barmara Forest virus which affect the muscles. The quick fix was a multivitamin supplement along with Omega 3. Within a couple of days I could move about again.

What I didn't realize though was my body used up almost all of its B12 reserves fighting the virus. Because of this my levels were dangerously low and I had to have injections of B12.

That was over 10 years ago now and everything has been fine since.

If you want to become a vegetarian do some research first. There are many resources on the Internet.