K@VaccineCourse @fiski70 @kfunk937 @markmcdougall13 @TioChango_ @TakeThatCDC @ChrisJohnsonMD @DrMamaKai @jkellyca @doritmi @TheFrankmanMN @Awithonelison @_mamadeb @BGLTHMND @StopVaxxedLies @BlueLionBlog @immunotoxPhD @_CWN @nicriopeele @mcfunny @MAhealthforkids @Sheldon_Walker_ @WendyOrent @JaneEOpie @ObamaNoMessiah @DanaElizabeth69 @BeckyJohnson222 @ianfmusgrave @badzoot7 @Charbrevolution @davidwells223 @2013Boodicca @felixbloodaxe @JohnSibson @QuatloosX @jp_miner @TThoughtmonger @Monstercoyliar @Boxmenot @Rosewind2007 @saluce65 @kuriousmind93 @downeyballs @AndrewLazarus4 @asiamoonbloom @physicianswkly "no nutrient we need is found only in plants" Equally, no nutrient we need is found only in meats. Even B12 may be found in some plant foods (I'm skeptical). As I wrote before, what we can survive on isn't equivalent to an optimum diet. https://t.co/fCGYYZ8IMv
Biologically active vitamin B12 compounds in foods for preventing deficiency among vegetarians and elderly subjects.
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The discussions reveal a nuanced debate about the bioavailability of vitamin B12 in plant foods, with posts mentioning factors like food processing and active vs. inactive forms. For example, some highlights include references to scientific research on the degradation of B12 during cooking, and skepticism about plant sources providing adequate nutrition, contributing to a balanced but cautious overall view.
The discussions reflect mixed opinions, with some agreeing about the importance of supplementation and others expressing skepticism regarding plant-based B12 sources.
Participants show a modest interest, mainly engaging with specific points like bioavailability and dietary sources of B12.
The conversations include references to scientific studies, personal opinions, and debates, indicating a moderate level of engagement.
While the discussions address important nutritional issues, the practical impact remains unclear, and some posts question the feasibility of relying solely on plant sources.
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- The main dietary sources of vitamin B12 are animal products like meat, milk, eggs, fish, and shellfish, but some plant-based foods like dried laver, nori, and mushrooms also contain significant amounts of vitamin B12.
- Many foods, especially blue-green algae and shellfish, contain inactive forms of vitamin B12 called corrinoids, which are not usable by humans, and factors like cooking and storage can reduce the vitamin's bioactivity.
- To prevent deficiency in populations at risk, such as vegetarians and the elderly, it's important to identify and consume plant-based foods with high levels of active vitamin B12 and consider fortified foods or supplements containing crystalline vitamin B12.]
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FL@RDValerie @Freewheal "...the presence of various corrinoids that are inactive in humans. The majority of edible blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) & certain edible shellfish predominately contain an inactive corrinoid known as pseudovitamin B12" https://t.co/G2cO24oKun
AW@PavlicaDanijel @Veganella_ I agree about supplementation - always better safe that sorry. I am less sure, however, about the claim that no plant foods contain bioavailable B12. It appears to be in a bioavailable form in seaweed, for example, Doi: 10.1021/jf401545z: https://t.co/IiRjZoyDr8
KD@yalingliou Here's one: https://t.co/EnCzTK4S4V
EX@nileon09 B12 ist kein Bakterium und der Hauptgrund für die Supplementierung von Nutztieren sind Kosten und die Böden in der Nutztierhaltung. Nicht die Böden allgemein. https://t.co/Q2QghI7xkk https://t.co/KrRingVjY4 https://t.co/6z8lo6uiWw
D@SipolaJohannes @EAaltola "Various factors affect the bioactivity of vitamin B12 in foods. For example, vitamin B12 is partially degraded and loses its biological activity during cooking and storage of foods."https://t.co/Hq4T7ukMVP
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RCRT @fleroy1974: @RDValerie @Freewheal "...the presence of various corrinoids that are inactive in humans. The majority of edible blue-green…
@PavlicaDanijel @Veganella_ I agree about supplementation - always better safe that sorry. I am less sure, however, about the claim that no plant foods contain bioavailable B12. It appears to be in a bioavailable form in seaweed, for example, Doi: 10.1021/jf401545z: https://t.co/IiRjZoyDr8
@nileon09 B12 ist kein Bakterium und der Hauptgrund für die Supplementierung von Nutztieren sind Kosten und die Böden in der Nutztierhaltung. Nicht die Böden allgemein. https://t.co/Q2QghI7xkk https://t.co/KrRingVjY4 https://t.co/6z8lo6uiWw
@SipolaJohannes @EAaltola "Various factors affect the bioactivity of vitamin B12 in foods. For example, vitamin B12 is partially degraded and loses its biological activity during cooking and storage of foods."https://t.co/Hq4T7ukMVP
@VaccineCourse @fiski70 @kfunk937 @markmcdougall13 @TioChango_ @TakeThatCDC @ChrisJohnsonMD @DrMamaKai @jkellyca @doritmi @TheFrankmanMN @Awithonelison @_mamadeb @BGLTHMND @StopVaxxedLies @BlueLionBlog @immunotoxPhD @_CWN @nicriopeele @mcfunny @MAhealthforkids @Sheldon_Walker_ @WendyOrent @JaneEOpie @ObamaNoMessiah @DanaElizabeth69 @BeckyJohnson222 @ianfmusgrave @badzoot7 @Charbrevolution @davidwells223 @2013Boodicca @felixbloodaxe @JohnSibson @QuatloosX @jp_miner @TThoughtmonger @Monstercoyliar @Boxmenot @Rosewind2007 @saluce65 @kuriousmind93 @downeyballs @AndrewLazarus4 @asiamoonbloom @physicianswkly "no nutrient we need is found only in plants" Equally, no nutrient we need is found only in meats. Even B12 may be found in some plant foods (I'm skeptical). As I wrote before, what we can survive on isn't equivalent to an optimum diet. https://t.co/fCGYYZ8IMv
@RDValerie @Freewheal "...the presence of various corrinoids that are inactive in humans. The majority of edible blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) & certain edible shellfish predominately contain an inactive corrinoid known as pseudovitamin B12" https://t.co/G2cO24oKun
@yalingliou Here's one: https://t.co/EnCzTK4S4V