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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Due to a Low-Cholesterol Diet in a Vegetarian

1981; American College of Physicians; Volume: 94; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-94-1-57

1539-3704

Michael Murphy,

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Brief Reports1 January 1981Vitamin B12 Deficiency Due to a Low-Cholesterol Diet in a VegetarianMICHAEL F. MURPHY, M.D.MICHAEL F. MURPHY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-1-57 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDietary deficiency of vitamin B12 in whites is rare and occurs only in vegans, who eat no food of animal origin (1). Vegetarians, although abstaining from meat and fish, do eat dairy products and drink milk but generally do not become deficient in vitamin B12 (2). However, a correlation has been shown between amount of animal products in the diet and serum vitamin B12 levels in Seventh-Day Adventists (3). In the following case vitamin B12 deficiency occurred in a vegetarian who further restricted his intake of vitamin B12 by a self-imposed low-cholesterol diet.A 56-year-old white man was admitted to...References1. WOKESBADENOCHSINCLAIR FJH. Human dietary deficiency of vitamin B12. Voeding. 1955;16, 590-602. Google Scholar2. ELLISMUMFORD FP. Nutritional status of vegans and vegetarians. Proc Nutr Soc. 1967;26:205-12. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ARMSTRONGDAVISNICOLVAN MERWYCKLARWOOD BRDAL. Haematological, vitamin B12 and folate studies in Seventh-Day Adventist vegetarians. Am J Clin Nutr. 1974;27:712-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ANDERSON B. Investigation into the Euglena method for the assay of vitamin B12 in serum. J Clin Pathol. 1964;17:14-26. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MILLBANKDAVISRAWLINSWATERS LRMA. Automation of the assay of folate in serum and whole blood. J Clin Pathol. 1970;23:54-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. WICKRAMASINGHELONGLAND SJ. Assessment of deoxyuridine suppression test in diagnosis of vitamin B12 or folate deficiency. Br Med J. 1974;3:148-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LAYRISSEMARTINEZ-TORRES MC. Food iron absorption: iron supplementation of food. Prog Haematol. 1971;7:137-60. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. HEINRICHGABBEICAGIC HEG. Nutritional iron deficiency anaemia in lacto-vegetarians. Klin Wochenschr. 19 ;57:187-93. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Bartholomew's Hospital London England PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByStrong parent-child correlation in circulating vitamin B12 levels and its association with inflammatory markers in Saudi familiesVitamin B 12 Studies in Toal Vegetarians (Vegans)Vitamin B12 Deficiency Due to a Strictly Vegetarian Diet in AdolescenceMEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA IN A VEGETARIAN HINDU COMMUNITYNeurologic Effects of Vitamin B12 DeficiencyA. T. MARUBBIO, M.D. 1 January 1981Volume 94, Issue 1Page: 57-58KeywordsDietEatingFoodHematology and oncologyMeatMilkVitamin B12 deficiency Issue Published: 1 January 1981 PDF DownloadLoading ...