{"id":144350,"date":"2023-10-01T08:51:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T06:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?p=144350"},"modified":"2023-12-15T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:34:29","slug":"vitamin-b12-supplementation-for-people-following-a-vegetarian-diet-under-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/vitamin-b12-supplementation-for-people-following-a-vegetarian-diet-under-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B12 supplementation for people following a vegetarian diet under study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/\">Eurecat<\/a> Reus technology centre is studying the effect of supplementation with different forms of vitamin B12 not drawn from animal sources on the vitamin\u2019s nutritional status in the body and quality of life of people who follow a vegetarian diet and are thus at greater risk of experiencing a deficiency since this type of vitamin can only be obtained by eating animal-based products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore and more people are following a vegetarian diet as part of a healthy eating approach,\u201d says Anna Crescenti, a researcher in Eurecat\u2019s Nutrition and Health Technology Unit and the project\u2019s principal investigator. \u201cHowever, unless they do this in a balanced way it can lead to insufficient vitamin B12 intake and therefore to nutritional shortcomings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hence \u201cyou need to ensure you have the right levels of this vitamin as it helps the brain and nervous system to work properly and in forming blood and various essential proteins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin B12 deficiency is the greatest risk in vegetarians when their diet is not well balanced. Symptoms which may result from this insufficiency include fatigue, breathing difficulties, abdominal discomfort, tingling, diarrhoea, impaired balance and muscle weakness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVitamin B12 is an essential nutrient for the proper functioning of a number of biological processes,\u201d points out N\u00e0dia Ortega, director of the Nutrition and Health Technology Unit at Eurecat. \u201cDeficiency comes about when the vitamin\u2019s reserves are depleted due to inadequate dietary intake or alterations in its absorption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteers sought for NORMB12 study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nutrition and Health Technology Unit at Eurecat Reus is looking for volunteers who follow a vegetarian diet to take part in the NORMB12 study it is running. Anyone who would like to be included can <strong>email estudis@eurecat.org or call 636 944 723<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-four adults are being recruited for the study who follow a vegetarian diet with no meat and fish intake but who can eat dairy products and eggs, do not take vitamin B12 supplements and have a borderline vitamin B12 deficiency, which will be confirmed by the tests to be performed during the volunteers\u2019 pre-selection visit.<\/p>\n<p>Over a three-month period, the volunteers involved in the nutritional intervention study will have to ingest one of the vitamin B12 supplements or placebo every day. During this time, their vitamin B12 levels will be fully monitored at eight visits to the Eurecat centre in Reus when various parameters related to the nutritional status of the vitamin and their quality of life will be analysed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":141001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2295,429,743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-nutrition-and-health","category-press-notes-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vitamin B12 supplementation for people following a vegetarian diet under study - Eurecat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/vitamin-b12-supplementation-for-people-following-a-vegetarian-diet-under-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vitamin B12 supplementation for people following a vegetarian diet under study - 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