Methylcobalamin Vitamin B12

Methylcobalamin Vitamin B12, from Vitobest®, provides methylcobalamin, the active form that the body recognizes and uses immediately.

Most supplements on the market use cyanocobalamin, which needs to be converted in the liver to function. During this process, some of the vitamin is lost. With the active form, on the other hand, efficacy is guaranteed from the very beginning^1,2.

Furthermore, some people have more difficulty converting vitamin B12 from food or supplements into its active form, methylcobalamin. In these cases, even though tests show normal levels, the vitamin does not function correctly in the body. Methylcobalamin solves this problem because it is already in the form that the body needs^3,4.

Why choose the active form?

• It is the natural form that circulates in our body⁵.
• It doesn't need transformations: the body utilizes it 100 %².
• It is even more effective in people who have more difficulty transforming vitamin B12 from food or other supplements into its active form⁶.

Highlighted benefits of methylcobalamin:

• More energy and vitality: helps to reduce tiredness and fatigue².
• Brain and nervous system: it favors memory, concentration, and mood balance⁷.
• Healthy blood: participates in the production of red blood cells and prevents anemia¹.
• Strong defenses: contributes to the proper functioning of the immune system⁸.
• Cardiovascular protection: helps maintain stable homocysteine levels, key for heart health⁵.
• Cellular regeneration: necessary for tissue renewal and good maintenance of the organism¹.

Vitobest® used for this supplement vegetable capsules (VegeCaps) suitable for vegan diets and free from titanium dioxide.

Product Claims:

• Vitamin B12 contributes to normal energy metabolism.
• Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system.
• Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal metabolism of homocysteine.
• Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system.
• Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal formation of red blood cells.
• Vitamin B12 contributes to normal psychological function.
• Vitamin B12 helps to reduce tiredness and fatigue.
• Vitamin B12 contributes to the process of cell division.

Bibliography:

¹O'Leary F, Samman S. Vitamin B12 in health and disease. Nutrients. 2010;2(3):299–316.

²EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA). Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin B12. EFSA Journal. 2010;8(10):1756.

³Allen LH. Causes of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency. Food Nutr Bull. 2008;29(2 Suppl):S20–S34.

⁴Stabler SP. Vitamin B12 deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2013;368(2):149–160.

⁵Rizzo G, Laganà AS, et al. Vitamin B12 among vegetarians: status, assessment and supplementation. Nutrients. 2016;8(12):767.

⁶Green R, Allen LH, et al. Vitamin B12 deficiency. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2017;3:17040.

⁷Malouf R, Evans JG. Vitamin B12 supplementation for cognitive function. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD004326.

⁸Tamura J, Kubota K, et al. Immunomodulation by vitamin B12: augmentation of CD8+ T lymphocytes and NK cell activity in vitamin B12-deficient patients. Blood. 1999;94(9):3283–3289.