Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 29 : Vitamin B12

Requirements

The daily recommended intake of vitamin B12 for different age groups is given in table.

Table: Recommended daily intake for vitamin B12

Different Age groups	Vitamin B12 µg/day
Infants	0.2
Children (1 – 17 years)	0.2-1.0
Man	1.0
Woman	1.0
Pregnant women	1.2
Lactation	1.5

Ref: Nutrition Expert group, ICMR(2010)