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Had low b12 which is now normal no explained reason for it- not on any medication, no operations, no pernicious anemia, nothing at al. what caused it?
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B12: Actually takes a long time to become B12 deficient. If you are a vegetarian this may occur, otherwise may have been an inaccurate test result.
Answered 6/24/2014
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