Some high risk groups for vitamin B12 deficiency include: elderly people- often stomach acid production decreases with age individuals who have had intestinal surgery such as weight loss surgery or laparoscopies individuals with GI issues including celiac disease, IBD, IBS (MOST OF YOU!!!) those following a vegetarian or vegan diet- due to the lack of animal protein eaten (one of the main sources of B12) individuals with pernicious anemia- do not make intrinsic factor Notice how a fair amount of the high risk individuals are those with some sort of intestinal issue
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Organizations like the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the FDA set rigorous guidelines that labs must follow, even for Research Use Only (RUO) products, to maintain high operational standards
You can get pernicious anemia if: You have an autoimmune disease that makes your immune system attack the cells in your stomach that produce intrinsic factor, a protein that helps your body absorb B12
This selective effect is crucial as it suggests that 5-amino-1MQ might target cancer cells more specifically without broadly affecting other cells [10]
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