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Vi er en speciallægeklinik med særligt fokus på næringsstofmangler, især vitamin B12- og jernmangel. Vi tilpasser vores behandling til hver enkelt patients specifikke tilstand ved at anvende en helhedsorienteret, grundig og skræddersyet udredning og behandling.

Vitamin B12

### What you need to know Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a water soluble vitamin required for several physiological processes, including normal nervous system functioning, and red blood cell development and maturation. It has antioxidant effects, is a co-factor in mitochondrial energy metabolism, and contributes to DNA synthesis, the methylation cycle, and epigenetic regulation.12 B12 is present in foods of animal origin, such as meat, eggs, and milk, or via food fortification. Healthy adults require an average intake of 4-7 mcg daily to maintain B12 status.34 Treatment with B12 may be required for a variety of reasons (table 1). View this table: Table 1 Main indications and administration routes for B12 treatment Evidence from animal and human studies shows that B12 also has neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties,15 and intervention studies in humans have reported beneficial effects of better B12 status or B12 therapy in multiple sclerosis,16 Parkinson’s disease,17 myalgic encephalomyelitis,18 autism,19 and (administering very high doses of methylcobalamin) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.20 Subcutaneous administration is sometimes recommended when intramuscular injections are contraindicated, for instance, in people using anticoagulants. Comparative studies between intramuscular and subcutaneous administration are lacking.21 In some countries, nasal or sublingual B12 preparations …