Brain atrophy in a child with vitamin B12 deficiency and its reversal by B12 treatment... A 6-month-old vegetarian girl
Apologies, typo: "This girl was born into a family of vegetarians whose intake of milk and dairy products had been minimal."
"...insufficient maternal intake of vitamin B12 with associated megaloblastic anemia."
Top row: pre-B12 treatment
Bottom row: after B12 treatment
"...insufficient maternal intake of vitamin B12 with associated megaloblastic anemia."
Top row: pre-B12 treatment
Bottom row: after B12 treatment
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This is not correct. B12 is absorbed in the upper GI tract while bacteria primarily reside in the colon. Cows produce B12 via microbes in their rumen and we get it from their milk/meat. Evidence clearly shows vegans are highest risk for deficiency followed by vegetarians.
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