Why is vitamin B12 deficiency so common?

As we grow older, we often have more difficulty absorbing vitamin B12 from food. In fact, a vitamin-B12 deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies-85 percent of us come up short of the necessary B12 from our diet. Absorption of B12 in food requires a substance from our stomachs called intrinsic factor, the production of which decreases with age.

In fact, The American College of Physicians assumes that no one has intrinsic factor past age 70. You can either get vitamin B12 into your body through a shot or a crystalline pill form (unless you have more body piercings than a punk-rocker, I assume you'd prefer the pill). I recommend getting 25 micrograms of vitamin B12 in supplements.

Getting the daily dietary and supplemental intake of B12 can make you up to one year younger. Folic acid (800 micrograms) also reduces gum inflammation and plaque buildup.

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