[Nature-Lover]

ok. I am realizing that I have not been getting nearly enough B12 for some time now, and I want to do something about it right away. I have been looking at the supplements on the market and the % of DV that are in these supplements seems to vary from 50% to 1700%. I am so confused about what I really need. I have been searching the web and every site seems to have a different recomendation.

So, fellow vegans, how much do you take every day?

 

[kpickell]

advice you can trust: http://www.veganhealth.org/b12/rec

 

[Laura_I]

I'm actually a vegetarian and not a vegan, but I eat very little animal products, and rarely at that.

For the several years I was lethargic, somewhat depressed, and had random numbness in my arms and legs. I never told my doctor about it, but luckily my physician was intuitive enough to have my b12 levels checked. I had never heard of b12 before. I ended up having a deficiency and get a shot yearly for it.

From what I hear, you can get too much of it, so maybe it would be best to get checked for it, like I was. Other than that, you could take a supplement, I think you only need 2 mg a day. You should probably also take b6.

 

[codemonkey]

From what I've read, b-12 suppliments %dv because your body doesn't absorb as much from a suppliment than it would from actual food. If you don't want to take a lot of suppliments or have a hard time remembering, try incorporating red star nutritional yeast into your diet and/or drink enriched soy milk.

 

[IamJen]

Check out some recent threads for more ideas:

http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/s...ad.php?t=60046

http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/s...ad.php?t=59149

http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/s...ad.php?t=57823

http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/s...ad.php?t=56934