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Who is at risk for vitamin B12 deficiency?

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Who is at risk for vitamin B12 deficiency?

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• Anyone who is on a strict vegetarian or vegan diet (no fish, meat, poultry, eggs or dairy products) and is not getting adequate amounts of vitamin B12 through supplements or fortified foods. • Anyone who has had gastric bypass surgery, has pernicious anemia or has certain gastrointestinal disorders and is not getting adequate amounts of vitamin B12 through supplements or fortified foods. Some medications may also decrease absorption of vitamin B12. • An infant born to a mother who has been a strict vegetarian or vegan for at least 3 years and who is vitamin B12 deficient herself. • An infant born to a mother who is vitamin B12 deficient due to any other dietary or medical reason. • An exclusively breastfed baby of a woman who is vitamin B12 deficient. According to Nutrition During Lactation (Hamosh 1991, p. 157-58), a full-term infant of a well-nourished mother will be born with a store of vitamin B12 sufficient to meet his needs for about 8 months. If the mother is not vitamin B12 d

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