Nutrition
8 food sources that are high in Vitamin B12
If you eat a varied diet that includes meat and/or dairy, you’re probably not at risk of a vitamin B12 deficiency since it comes primarily from animal-based foods.
However, if you are vegan, vegetarian, or have a condition like Crohn’s disease that makes it harder to absorb nutrients, then you may have a harder time meeting your daily vitamin B12 requirements placing you at risk of a deficiency.
A vitamin B12 deficiency is often hard to detect but symptoms will quickly sneak up on you causing weakness, fatigue, anemia, or numbness in the hands and feet.
Therefore, it’s best just to make sure you’re getting the recommended vitamin B12 from your daily diet. Here’s an assorted list of foods rich in vitamin B12 with options for just about everyone.
- Fish
- Chicken / Lamb
- Nutrition yeast
- Milk
- Yogurt
- Eggs
- Whole grain cereal
- Cheese