{"id":2861,"date":"2025-09-01T08:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:29:37","slug":"vitamin-b12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/vitamin-b12\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a crucial water-soluble vitamin that plays a significant role in various bodily functions. Vitamin B12 is essential for several important processes in the body.Dietary Sources: Vitamin B12 is primarily found in animal-based foods, such as:<\/p>\n

Meat (especially organ meats like liver), Fish (particularly salmon, tuna, and trout), Eggs, Dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt) It is generally not found in significant amounts in plant-based food. Vitamin B12 requires a specific protein called intrinsic factor, which is produced in the stomach, to be absorbed properly. Some factors, like pernicious anaemia can impair B12 absorption.<\/p>\n

Red Blood Cell Formation:<\/strong> Vitamin B12 is essential for the production and maturation of red blood cells.<\/p>\n

Heart Health:<\/strong> Vitamin B12, when combined with other B vitamins, helps regulate homocysteine levels in the blood.<\/p>\n

Energy Production:<\/strong> B12 plays a role in your metabolism which can help combat fatigue and promote vitality.<\/p>\n

Mood Regulation:<\/strong> Vitamin B12 is involved in the synthesis of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine.<\/p>\n

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RDA<\/h4>\n
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  • Male – 2.4mcg<\/li>\n
  • Female – 2.4mcg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a crucial water-soluble vitamin that plays a significant role in various bodily functions. Vitamin B12 is essential for several important processes in the body.Dietary Sources: Vitamin B12 is primarily found in animal-based foods, such as: Meat (especially organ meats like liver), Fish (particularly salmon, tuna, and trout), Eggs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2863,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2861\/revisions\/2863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theclubwellness.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}