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The 28 pages that link to Vitamin B12, each with the reason it gives.

• CobaltRelated: Cobalt’s biological role in humans occurs chiefly as the metal center of this vitamin.

• VegetarianismRelated: People avoiding animal foods may need fortified foods or supplements to obtain reliable B12.

• Plant-based dietRelated: People avoiding animal foods need a reliable fortified-food or supplement source.

• Vegetarian cuisineRelated: Reliable B12 sources require attention in vegetarian diets that exclude animal foods.

• Dorothy HodgkinRelated: Hodgkin solved its intricate structure in 1956, revealing its cobalt-centered architecture.

• Intrinsic factorRelated: Intrinsic factor binds this vitamin and carries it to the site of absorption.

• One-carbon metabolismRelated: Methionine synthase uses it to transfer folate-bound methyl groups to homocysteine.

• HomocysteineRelated: Methionine synthase depends on B12 to transfer a methyl group to homocysteine.

• IleumRelated: Vitamin B12 bound to intrinsic factor is absorbed in the terminal ileum.

• HomocystinuriaRelated: Cobalamin deficiency or processing defects can cause homocysteine accumulation.

• Raw foodismRelated: Strict raw vegan diets need a reliable B12 source, usually supplementation or fortified foods.

• PescetarianismRelated: Seafood, eggs, and dairy can supply B12, depending on the foods included.

• Lacto-ovo vegetarianismRelated: Dairy and eggs provide some B12, though intake still depends on food choices.

• William P. MurphyRelated: Later research identified B12 as the active nutritional factor behind the benefit Murphy observed.

• LiverRelated: Liver supplies abundant B12, making it a notably nutrient-dense food.