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Old 09-03-2011, 06:36 AM
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Default A question for Mrs. D about B12
I was reading yesterday and came across a comment about Vit B12 and was wondering if you could clear this up for me. The article says:
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The body is used to getting little bits of vitamin B12 here and there throughout the day. When confronted with a big dose of B12, it absorbs just a tiny fraction of the whole amount. So when you take B12 infrequently, you need rather large amounts in order to get enough.
This is from "Vegan For Life".

My question is, if this is true, would it be better to take a 2000 mcg in the morning and one at night instead of taking a 5000mcg once a day? Would we absorb more twice a day in this way?

I take 5000mcg daily and my neuro says to continue as I am because I am keeping myself away from meds in this way.

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