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Low Vitamin B12 Can Cause Bone Loss

  • March 08, 2004

Older women with low levels of vitamin B-12 are more likely to experience rapid bone loss. Vitamin B-12, which is found in animal products such as: meat shellfish milk cheese eggs is needed to produce red blood cells and maintain a healthy nervous system. Still, little is known about the vitamin's affects on skeletal health, specifically among aging women.This study demonstrated that after adjusting for age, weight and clinic site, women with the lowest levels of B-12 (below...