Vitamin B12 Introduction: Vitamin B12 is also known as cobalamin. Another common name for Vitamin B12 is red vitamin because it exists as a dark red crystalline compounds. B12 plays a major role in the production of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and in the functioning of our nervous system. Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products. B12 is generally not present in plant foods, but fortified breakfast cereals are a readily available source of B12 with high bio availability for vegetarians. How Much To Get? The answer depends on things including our age, our eating habits and medical conditions, and what medications you take. The average recommended amounts, measured in micro-grams (mcg), vary by age: Infants up to age 6 months: 0.4 mcg Babies age 7-12 months: 0.5 mcg Children age 1-3 years: 0.9 mcg Kids age 4-8 years: 1.2 mcg Children age 9-13 years: 1...
Dr. Harshida Chaudhari, M.D., is the family physician of I and My Doctors Clinic serving Stafford, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Pearland, Richmond, Katy, and the south west Houston metropolitan area. Dr. Chaudhari graduated from medical school at the age of 23. She is also the first graduate of the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana program at Missoula, Montana. In her residency program, Dr. Chaudhari was regarded as the one of the primary care physicians among all the resident physicians. Dr. Chaudhari served the Partnership Health Center, Community and Providence Hospitals of Missoula, Internal Medicine group of Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Community Health Partners of Bozeman (Montana), Tri-City Pediatric Cardiology Inc. and Pulmonary Associates-East Tennessee of Johnson City, Tennessee, and the San José Clinic of Houston. Dr. Chaudhari’s articles in the areas of Abdominal Pregnancy, Cerebral Malaria, and Pediatric Cardiology have been published in Tennessee ...