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Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Causes , symptoms and treatment.

What is Vitamin B¹²? Vitamin B¹² is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some food and added to others, available as a dietary supplement, it is also known as cobalamin .It is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body it is one of the eight B vitamins it is needed for the health of nerve tissues, for the formation of red blood cells, brain function. Symptoms of vitamin B¹² deficiency: Pale or jaundiced skin   People with a B¹² deficiency often look pale or have a slight yellow tinge to the skin and whites of the eyes, a condition knows as Jaundice. It plays an essential role in the production of the DNA needed to make red blood cells without it, the instructions for building the cells are incomplete and cells are unable to divide.Bilirubin is a slightly red or brown colored substance , which is produced by the liver when it breaks down old blood cells. A large amount of bilirubin is what gives your skin and eyes a yellow tinge.  weakness ...