17 B12 deficiency is more prevalent in older people as they are more likely to be affected by digestive issues that impair the release of B12 from food, such as pernicious anemia and reduced stomach acid production
On the other hand, the bioavailability of B12 from dietary supplements is 50% more than that from food sources
The selectivity arises from the peptides structure representing only the lipolytic region of growth hormone without the receptor-binding domains responsible for broader effects
These suppliers have access to tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment specifically to avoid such a scenario
In this months blog post our CEO, Katrina Burchell, looks at how NICE Guidelines should improve things for patients with a review of how NICE is supposed to work and a summary of what the Pernicious Anaemia Society and others have been doing since the publication of the Guideline on B12 deficiency in over 16s in March 2024
According to The New York Times in 2011, as many as 30 percent of older adults may lack sufficient B12
