The human body does not produce vitamin B12, which means we need to get it from food or supplements. Why does the human body need vitamin B12 and what is the best source of it?
Like other B vitamins, B12 has many functions in the body. Including releasing energy from the food we eat, preventing fatigue, etc.
Other benefits of vitamin B12 include:
1. Maintain nerve cell health and mental health;
2. Help generate DNA;
3. Together with folic acid "another B vitamin" to produce red blood cells;
4. Support normal immune function.
The main natural sources of vitamin B12 are red meat, turkey, fish, eggs, milk, and other dairy products.