How to Best Absorb Vitamin B-12 Supplements

Video Transcript

"I'm Katie Adams, a registered dietitian with Decathlon Club part of Western Athletic Clubs. Vitamin B12 is necessary to maintain nerve function as well as healthy red blood cells and to make DNA. Vitamin B is bound to protein so it is best absorbed when eaten with a source of protein. Luckily, B12 is found in protein from animal sources such as meat and poultry, fish, dairy and eggs and most breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin B12 as well. Unless you have an intestinal or stomach disorder that prevents you from having proper absorption, you won't have a problem absorbing B12. Vegetarians are those who eat a diet very low in protein may have a deficiency in vitamin B12. In these cases, it is important for them to get enough protein from dairy and egg sources or to take a vitamin B12 supplement to make sure they're getting enough in their diet. I'm Katie Adams, a registered dietitian with Decathlon Club part of Western Athletic Clubs and that is how you can better absorb vitamin B12."