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Vitamin B12 & Vitamin D
Which fruits & vegetables should i eat for getting vitamin B12 & vitamin D. Because I am fully vegetarian ?
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very less food sources are available in vegetarian diet...
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Please check out my blog for plant sources of B12.
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Can I have your blood reports so I can suggest customised.
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take direct consultation for detail.
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Please ask me directly for details and personalized diet plan.
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Include mushrooms,dairy products ,more green vegetables and whole grains in your diet
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Milk , curd and cheese u can have for vitamin b12 Banana ,natural sun light for vitamin d Please counsult with me proper diet chart.
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Ms. Neema Yadav
Dietitian/Nutritionist
6 yrs exp
Kolhapur
Vitamin B12 and vitamin D are essential nutrients that are generally found in animal based foods, so for purely veg diet, it’s important to be mindful about ensuring you’re getting enough of these vitamins
Vitamin B12 : ( cobalamin)
Vitamin B12 is primarily found in animal products,
So getting it from plant base source can be challenging
1Fortified foods
Fortified plant milks , fortified breakfast cereals, fortified nutritional yeast, fortified tofu , fortified plant based meat substitute
2. Supplements:
If you find it difficult to get enough vitamin B12 from
Fortified foods , taking vitamin B12 supplements
Vitamin D ( Sunshine vitamin)
Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and bone health, it’s challenging to get enough vitamin from plant
Based sources
1. Sunlight:
The best natural source of vitamin D
2. Fortified foods
Fortified plant base milk, fortified orange juice, fortified breakfast cereals, fortified tofu and mushrooms
3. Mushrooms:
Some type of mushrooms like shiitake, maitake, portobello exposed to Uv light contain vitamin D
4. Supplements:
If you are live in an area with limited sunlight, or if you have difficulty absorption vitamin D from foods , you may want to take vitamin D supplements
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
9 yrs exp
Delhi
Better to connect over consultation to make you understand how you can maintain your b-12 and vitamin d balance
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Ms. Trupti Padhi
Dietitian/Nutritionist
16 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Good morning pls join video consultation on practo.
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Prajna Pai
Dietitian/Nutritionist
38 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi..Vitamin B12 is generally not found in vegetarian food except in milk & milk products & some fortified foods… While not a primary source, some fruits like bananas, blueberries, kiwis, and mangoes contain small amounts of vitamin B12, along with other nutrients.
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Please contact me directly or through Practo app & I will chart down how u can increase ur Vitamin B12 & D in a vegetarian diet
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