Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 For Body & Brain Development
- Supports brain and central nervous system development
- Helps make serotonin, which affects mood, sleep, memory.
- Promotes the making of red blood cells
- Necessary for the creation of DNA
- Improves production of SAMe, which is involved in healthy immune function
Found in:
Meat, Seafood, Eggs, Dairy
Forms:
Methylcobalamin, Adenosylcobalamin
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 For Body & Brain Development
- Supports brain and central nervous system development
- Helps make serotonin, which affects mood, sleep, memory.
- Promotes the making of red blood cells
- Necessary for the creation of DNA
- Improves production of SAMe, which is involved in healthy immune function
Found in:
Meat, Seafood, Eggs, Dairy
Forms:
Methylcobalamin, Adenosylcobalamin
Smart From the Start
In pregnancy, vitamin B12 is important for brain and central nervous system development. During adulthood, vitamin B12 is needed to make serotonin, the feel good hormone. It is also needed for your body’s energy production.
Active Forms
Many vitamin B12 supplements contain cyanocobalamin as the active ingredient, which the liver must first change into adenosylcobalamin and methylcobalamin before using it. We use methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin, the two active forms.
Because vitamin B12 is almost exclusively found in animal products, it is especially important for vegetarians and vegans to supplement with vitamin B12.
The Best Ingredients Make the Best Vitamins
Our community of science authorities looks at thousands of studies to consciously choose each nutrient in our vitamins. These nutrients are continuously researched so we only deliver science-backed benefits. Scroll down to see some of the strongest studies that support our research.
Effect of vitamin B12 deficiency on neurodevelopment in infants: current knowledge and possible mechanism, Nutrition Reviews, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2008, Pages 250–255.
University of California Davis, USA
The Methylation, Neurotransmitter, and Antioxidant Connections Between Folate and Depression, Alternative Medicine Review. Sep2008, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p216-226. 11p.
Thorne Research, USA
Effects of Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency on Brain Development in Children, Vol 29, Issue 2_suppl1, 2008.
University of Maryland, USA
Serotonin in Mood and Emotion, Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience, Volume 21, 2010, Pages 367-378.
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Serotonin and human cognitive performance, Curr Pharm Des, 2006;12(20):2473-86. doi: 10.2174/138161206777698909.
Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland
Folate (vitamin B9) and vitamin B12 and their function in the maintenance of nuclear and mitochondrial genome integrity, Mutat Res. 2012 May 1;733(1-2):21-33.
CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, Australia