Vitamin B12 is Vital for Elderly Well Being

Aging is marked by a progressive loss of physical function.  A goal of nutrition is to slow down this process whenever possible.  At some point of decline an elderly individual enters a zone referred to as frailty.  This is an important turning point because it signifies a loss of function to the point that self-care is less likely.  It is determined by such factors as grip strength, endurance, physical activity, and walking speed.

A new study of community dwelling women between the ages of 70-79 shows that those lacking vitamin B12¹ had more than double the risk of being frail. 

Vitamin B12 is needed by your liver to carry on hundreds of important functions relating to health.  It is also a rate-limiting nutrient in terms of the assembly of proteins into body structure.  If you are lacking B12 then physical deterioration is more likely which is now proven by this new study.

This is why our Daily Energy Multiple Vitamin contains high levels of both co-enzyme forms of vitamin B12.  Methylcobalamin helps your liver work properly and adenosylcobalamin is the form of B12 involved with protein assembly.  There is no other multiple vitamin that compares.  Taking 1-2 a day by an elderly person should help them maintain their B12 status.