Comments on: 10 Vegan & Vegetarian Sources of Vitamin B12 https://greenletes.com/5-vegan-sources-of-b12-for-athletes/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Natalie Rizzo, MS, RD https://greenletes.com/5-vegan-sources-of-b12-for-athletes/#comment-26629 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:44:11 +0000 https://greenletes.com/?p=16346#comment-26629 In reply to Eileen.

Very good question. Since B12 isn’t in many vegan foods, a lot of vegan people don’t get enough in their diet and need to take a supplement. This amount is about 100 times higher than the RDA since only about 1% of ingested B12 from supplements is absorbed. Through food, you are shooting for 2.4 mcg per day. You absorb more of the B12 from the food. If you’re taking a supplement, aim for one that has at least 250 mcg/day. A supplement may be needed on a vegan diet since it’s hard to get B12 through plant-based foods.

]]> By: Eileen https://greenletes.com/5-vegan-sources-of-b12-for-athletes/#comment-26628 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:35:28 +0000 https://greenletes.com/?p=16346#comment-26628 Hi, great article. Why is the gov’t recommendation for B-12 2.4mcg/day, but this article recommends 250mcg/day for vegans! That’s a huge disparity. My husband is fighting stage 4 cancer and going vegan for a time, so we need guidance. Am I shooting for 2.4 or 250 mcg/day? Is eating a food source going to be the same as taking a supplement/under tongue/injectables? Thank you

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