Eating To Raise My Vitamin B12
Is My B12 Level Low?
Consider.
- The Weather Isn’t B12-Friendly As I found Out In Does Miserable Weather Deplete Your B12?
- My brain seems to hoover up any B12 it can find for its own purposes.
- I am getting signs in my body like red feet, pine-and-needles, which Google AI tells me could be low be a sign of B12.
I am not surprised my B12 is low.
B12 Rich Foods
Typing “B12 Rich Foods” into Google AI gave me this.
Vitamin B12-rich foods are primarily animal-based, with clams and beef liver offering the highest concentrations. Other excellent sources include fish (salmon, trout, tuna, sardines), red meat, eggs, dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese), and poultry. Vegetarians and vegans can find B12 in fortified foods like nutritional yeast, plant milks, and breakfast cereals.
I’ll now go through each food in order.
- Clams – Never tried them, but I’m not a great lover of shellfish! – My biggest client did poison himself on oysters in the City.
- Beef Liver – Love it!
- Fish (Salmon, Trout, Tuna, Sardines) – No Problem!
- Red Meat, Eggs – No Problem!
- Dairy Products (Milk, Yogurt, Cheese) – No Problem! – I’ve only eaten yoghurt in the last few years.
- Poultry – No Problem!
I think I can increase my B12 intake with foods I like.
I often eat two small pots of yoghurt a day, with the second with a punnet of strawberries.
Smoked Salmon Also Seemsw Good For My Diverticular Disease.
I’ve just got to watch what I eat!
But I have Seen Worse Diets
Is Smoked Salmon Good For Uncomplicated Pancolonic Diverticular Disease?
For lunch today, I made myself a sandwich with a 100 gram pack of Mark’s and Spencer’s smoked salmon.
Out of curiosity, I asked Google AI. “Is there any B12 in smoked salmon” and received this reply.
Yes, smoked salmon is an excellent source of vitamin B12. A 100-gram (3.5-ounce) serving provides over 100% of the daily recommended value, with some studies showing as much as 136% (roughly 3.3µg) of the daily intake. It is considered a rich source of B12 along with other nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and vitamin D.
Key details regarding B12 in smoked salmon include:
High Concentration: A 3-ounce serving provides approximately 2.8 micrograms of vitamin B12.
Daily Needs: Consuming 100g of smoked salmon can fulfill 136% of the daily requirement for vitamin B12.
It looks like a pack of smoked salmon can provide my daily needs of B12.
I followed up, by asking Google AI, the question in the title of this post.
This was the answer that I received.
Smoked salmon can be a suitable protein choice for managing uncomplicated diverticular disease, particularly during periods when a low-fiber or moderate-fiber diet is recommended to manage symptoms. It is generally considered a lean, high-quality protein source.
However, the suitability of smoked salmon depends on the status of your condition:
During a Symptom-Free Period (General Diverticulosis):A healthy, balanced, high-fiber diet is recommended, and fish like salmon is a good choice.
During a Symptom Flare (Uncomplicated Diverticulitis):
A low-fiber, low-residue diet is typically recommended to allow the colon to rest.
Smoked salmon is generally acceptable as a soft, easy-to-digest protein source in this phase.
Important Considerations:
Smoked salmon is a processed meat (smoked/cured), and some guidelines advise limiting processed meats as they may contribute to inflammation,
or at least suggesting they should not be consumed frequently compared to fresh, white fish
Key Recommendations:
Include in a balanced diet:
It can be part of a healthy diet, for example, with low-FODMAP foods.
Watch for Sodium:
Smoked salmon can be high in salt, so moderate consumption is advised.
Focus on Lifestyle:Overall, a high-fiber diet (when not in a flare), plenty of water, and avoiding smoking are the best ways to manage diverticular disease.
It looks from this, that smoked salmon in moderation should be OK.
Disappearance Of Biological Sex In Research ‘Is Like Stalin-Era Purge’
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times.
This is the sub-heading.
Sir Anthony Finkelstein, a university vice-chancellor, laments that the category has become ‘politically uncomfortable’
These three paragraphs add detail to the post.
A university vice-chancellor has warned of the “quiet disappearance” of sex as a recorded variable in academic research, likening pressure to abandon politically sensitive classifications to Stalin-era persecution of statisticians.
According to Times Higher Education, Sir Anthony Finkelstein, head of City St George’s, University of London, made the remarks at an event to discuss the Sullivan review, which recommended that biological sex be used as the default category in research data collection.
Finkelstein said it was essential that researchers retain established classifications for sex in their statistical analysis. He said: “In recent years, there’s been growing unease about recording sex as a basic variable, and pressure — sometimes explicit and sometimes ambient — to replace it with or collapse it into gender identity.”
I fund and participate in medical research and certainly wouldn’t do so, if I felt the research was not being conducted in a scientifically-correct manner.
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