Vitamin B12 is...

An essential, water soluble vitamin.

  Water soluble means that the Vitamin is capable of being dissolved into water, so your body will pass the ‘extra’ it doesn’t need through urine.

  Stored in the liver and absorbed into the stomach, intestinal lining and blood.

 Vitamin B12 storages in the body are often sufficient for several years in a healthy, non-pregnant or lactating adult.

 Vitamin B12 is bound to protein in the animal foods that you eat.

 Also known as: B-12, B Complex Vitamin, Cycobemin, Vitadurin, Cobalamin

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