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JuneBillie, You asked if eating eggs will take care of a vitamin B12 deficiency. If you have a problem with a B12 deficiency, you should talk to a doctor. I think you are wondering if, as a vegetarian who eats eggs, you can get the B12 you need from that diet. But for the sake of answering your question--I guess it depends on what is causing the deficiency, how old you are, what drugs you take, how many eggs you plan to eat, and so on. First, let me say that a ordinary adult under the age of 50, who doesn't use any drugs, and who doesn't have a disease process that is interfering with the absorption of B12--would need 2.4 micrograms of B12 daily. People over 50 should take a supplement between 6-15mcg/a day. I could explain why, but it would be complicated. (There are also people who have what is known as Pernicious Anemia, and they have to get injections of B12 in their muscles.) If you take certain drugs, like Proton Pump Inhibitors (Nexium, Prilosec) or drugs used to control blood sugar (Metformin), then they would interfere with the absorption of B12, and you would need a supplement of 5-10mcg/day. If you are a vegan and you only eat plant based food, then you would need to supplement your diet, either with a multivitamin supplement, or with foods that are fortified with B12. Read food labels. Some B12 fortified foods are Veggie Burgers, Veggie Dogs, soy milk, almond milk, breakfast cereal, rice, and nutritional yeast (you sprinkle it on your food) found in health food stores. If you are a lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and you are an ordinary adult under 50, it is possible to get all the B12 that you need from your foods. Here is a breakdown of the amounts of B12 in certain foods:
3 ounces lean beef = 4.9mcg
3 ounces chicken breast = 0.3mcg
3 ounces salmon = 4.9mcg
3/4 cup yogurt = 1 mcg
1 egg = 0.6mcg
1 cup milk = 1mcg