This is a need, not a want
If youre unsure whether B12 injections are right for you, consider these common situations: Youre feeling tired all the time, even with decent sleep and a routine You follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, which typically lacks sufficient B12 Youre over the age of 50, when natural absorption of B12 often declines
More specialized markers such as methylmalonic acid or homocysteine, which can clarify borderline cases, also take weeks to shift
There is an association with gastric antral vascular ectasia (which can be referred to as watermelon stomach), and pernicious anemia
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Adequacy of vitamin supply under maximal sustained workloads: the Tour deFrance