Why shouldn't let your Vitamin B12 levels drop?

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Dr Bhanu Prakash

General Practitioner

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AFIH
Advanced certificate in critical care medicine
Fellowship in critical care medicine
10+ Yrs

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B12 levels are associated with brain functions that can diminish if you do not supply your body with enough B12. If the levels drop then the brain might shrink causing dementia & Alzheimer's.

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Take a VORICONAZOLE ASSAY Test or Take a CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE PCR - QUALITATIVE Test

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Answered 24/07/2025

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