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Even though the vitamin is found in many foods, B12 insufficiency and deficiency are relatively common. Low B12 symptoms can vary from physical to psychological.

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that your body needs for processes like DNA synthesis, energy production, and central nervous system function (1).

Studies suggest that up to 20% of people over the age of 60 in the United States and the United Kingdom are deficient in the vitamin. This is often due to limited dietary intake, malabsorption, medical conditions, or the use of B12-depleting medications (2, 3, 4, 5).

Vitamin B12 deficiency is determined as follows (2):

Because the ability to absorb B12 from food declines with age, deficiency is more common in older adults. Still, that doesn’t mean children and younger adults, including those who are pregnant and nursing, can’t develop B12 deficiency (5, 6).