This Vitamin B Profile Blood Test inclusions are Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6, B9 (red Cell) B12 (Active). This test is available to order online, once the patient recieves the referral paperwork they are free to attend the walk-in clinic. Once the results are ready they are sent via email.
Blood Test Explained
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Vitamins
Vitamin B12 is an important vitamin, essential for the normal functioning of many body processes. Deficiency can lead to anaemia (poor quality red blood cells) and neurological (nerve) disorders. It is most abundant in meat products so vegetarians are more vulnerable to deficiency of this vitamin. Pernicious anaemia develops if uptake of vitamin B12 into the blood from the gut is absent or severely impaired, and even if a diet rich in the vitamin is taken, deficiency will occur if this disease is present. Recent evidence suggests that mild deficiency is probably more common than previously thought. Mild deficiency may explain the presence of fatigue and a host of other limiting symptoms.