Other risk factors include age, digestive issues like Crohns disease, or medications that interfere with B12 absorption
Rotating injection sites minimizes this
As an essential vitamin, B12 is required for the body to work properly
A 2013 study linked low vitamin B12 and folate levels with an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration ( Although the reduction in risk cant be attributed to vitamin B12 only, it does suggest that getting enough may be important
[95] Intramuscular or intravenous injection [edit] Injection of hydroxycobalamin is often used if digestive absorption is impaired, [2] but this course of action may not be necessary with high-dose oral supplements (such as 0.51.0 mg or more), [97] [98] because with large quantities of the vitamin taken orally, even the 1% to 5% of free crystalline B 12 that is absorbed along the entire intestine by passive diffusion may be sufficient to provide a necessary amount
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