Vegetarian sources of Vitamin B12      

Vitamin B12 is generally found in non – veg food items and therefore those who are vegetarian tend to have lower level of Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 helps in the formation of red blood cells, lowering homocysteine level and protects nerve cells.

Vitamin B12 deficiency may lead to low energy or tiredness, depression and increase in the level of homocysteine. Higher level of homocysteine can cause damage to arteries, which increases the risk of heart disease.

To prevent Vitamin B12 deficiency in vegetarians, it is important to include dairy products like milk, curd, cheese in your daily diet. Vitamin B12 from dairy products has a higher rate of absorption than that from non-veg food items like meat, fish, chicken, eggs etc... Other vegetarian sources of Vitamin B12 are nutritional yeast, mushrooms and nori, also known as dried sea weed.

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