Nature Made
Nature Made
is Nature Made brand vitamin B-12 vegan? or does it have and animal products in it?
if its not, are there any other B-12 supplements that are?
There is no plant that contains usable vitamin B12. Some research studies are misleading...
Here's what I mean...
The testing that's normally done to figure out of a food item has any vitamin B12 is to place certain microorganisms on the item and see if they grow. If they grow and colonize, there's B12. If they don't grow, there's no B12.
On some plants like tempeh and spirulina, these microorganisms do grow, meaning that they have B12.
BUT, this is not a form of vitamin B12 that humans can use. What I mean is, it's a derivative of B12 that's not used in the same way as the normal B12 we get from animal products. It's actually called "false B12".
In fact, this "false B12" can actually block B12 receptors on your cells making it impossible to absorb any true B12 that you can use.
The bottom line is that there's no plant on Earth that contains vitamin B12 that you can use. People may be trying to sell you natural B12 that they got from plants, but it's not the B12 your body can use. In fact, it may hinder the ability for you to utilize any B12 that you manage to get (because it's false B12!).
With your question, I'm not sure if the Nature Made supplement is "vegan" - I looked online and couldn't really tell what their claims are. But chances are that if it's "vegan", it's not B12 that you can use effectively.
The only place we can get "natural" B12 is from animal products! In fact, even if they did get vitamin B12 from plants, you wouldn't need to supplement, would you? You'd be getting plenty of it in your diet! (I'm assuming you're a vegetarian).
I also noticed that the Nature Made B12 supplement contains 1000 mcg tablets. This is WAY too much!
It's not necessary to take high-potency B12 supplements - you only need like 6 mcg (0.000006 g) of B12 per day for healthy living. And even if you don't get that much, you've got a good amount stored in your liver, along with microorganisms in your intestine that synthesize the vitamin daily.
The fact is that most clinical deficiencies of vitamin B12 are due to intestinal absorption problems. All I'm trying to say is - make sure you're getting enough B12, but definitely don't overdo it!
It's a waste of money to take all this extra B12 because whatever you don't use just ends up in the urine. You can tell that you've had more B12 than you need by the neon-greenish tint of the urine (because B12 reflects a neon-greenish color).
The best place to get any vitamin or nutrient is in the actual food it naturally occurs in. But, in the case of vegetarians, it's necessary to take a B12 supplement in the form of a pill or liquid. Just don't overdo it!
Hope this helps a little!
Here's a lot of other info on vitamin B12 if you're interested...
http://www.smart-strength-training.com/vitamin-b12-information.html
Ryan
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