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15 Health Benefits of Vitamin B12

Reduce the Risk of Heart Diseases

When you are vitamin B12 deficient, the homocysteine level in your body increases, and high homocysteine levels have been linked to high risk of heart diseases. Although there is insufficient research to establish that taking vitamin B12 will definitely improve heart health, this vitamin helps to reduce homocysteine levels, indirectly reducing the risk of heart diseases. Vitamin B12 also ensures smooth transportation of blood throughout the entire body by its action of the nerves; in the absence this B vitamin, nerve damage might set in, there affecting the transportation of blood throughout the body. [4]