1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogPureVeganhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/PureVegan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QTj5ZRtR5p"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/to-inject-or-not-to-inject/">To Inject or Not To Inject?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/to-inject-or-not-to-inject/embed/#?secret=QTj5ZRtR5p" width="600" height="338" title="“To Inject or Not To Inject?” — HappyCow" data-secret="QTj5ZRtR5p" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PureVegan600x180.jpg600180You may have heard that B12 injections are the (not so new) energy and metabolism booster for vegans and carnivores alike.  Promises of weight loss and greater athletic performance are also in the mix, which of course is music to most people’s ears.  But is it all it’s cracked up to be and is it worth the money?  Let’s look at some facts as well as some here say and then you can decide for yourself. A Quick Review: Who Could Become Deficient and Why? Allow me first to remind you that B12, like all vitamins and minerals is essential but is unique in that it’s not always easy to find in food sources for Vegans.  That’s because it’s found primarily in animal-based foods.  It’s also a problem for anyone over 50, breast-fed infants whose mother consumes a vegan diet as well as those who have absorption issues due to stomach surgery, atrophic gastritis or other intestinal disorders or taking certain medications (such as Prilosec, Prevacid, Tagament or Pepsid). Vegan’s who are pregnant are especially susceptible to developing a deficiency since her own B12 stores crosses the placenta and is given to the baby, leaving the mother high and dry […]