B12 in plant-based diets
Best practice update
Dr Amanda Benham, PhD, APD was involved in a study which demonstrated that the vitamin B12 intakes of a substantial proportion of Australian women DO NOT MEET THE RECOMMENDED INTAKE. The results of this work have significant clinical implications.
In this best practice update Amanda discusses:
- How common B12 deficiency is in plant-based eaters
- Which population cohorts are particularly at risk for B12 deficiency
- The factors which contribute to low B12
- Signs and symptoms of suboptimal and deficient B12
- The best way to measure B12 status
- How and what to recommend to supplement B12 in plant-based eaters
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About the Presenter
Dr Amanda Benham, APD completed her PhD on the Vitamin B12 intake of women of reproductive age on a vegan diet in Australia at Queensland University of Technology. Amanda is qualified in paediatric nutrition and is a Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. As well as helping vegan and vegetarian parents raise healthy children on a plant-based diet, she offers them as a treatment option for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Amanda has published in the area of planning plant-based diets as well as on her study into women on a vegan diet in Australia. She’s also co-written a vegan cookbook, Greenilicious (Arbon Publishing). Amanda has been a vegan since 1983 and her two adult children are lifelong vegans.
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