Tirasak Pasharawipas
Rangsit University, Thailand
Title: Future approaches concerning vitamin B12 deficiency in elderly
Biography
Biography: Tirasak Pasharawipas
Abstract
Vitamin B12 or cobalamin is essential for the major parts of the human body which are nerves, blood, and skeletal system. The major source of vitamin B12 is animal products. Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in vegan and vegetarians but the reports also become increased in elderly while human-life span keeps proliferating. There are more than 20 forms of vitamin B12 analogues but only two forms account as the natural active forms in the human body. Besides insufficient consumption of the vitamin B12, ingestion, transportation and the activity of the cobalamin in a body are also the causes of the deficiency. This presentation will give an overview concerning vitamin B12 and the known causes of its deficiency. However, the mechanism and homeostasis of vitamin B12 are truly complicated. Accordingly, the opinions for future approaches to study for developing the key information of the vitamin B12 for the general application in public health care will be proposed.