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Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy can bring problems in children and early adulthood

13.01.2025

Vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy can negatively affect children's cognitive development. This particularly affects speech and language. This link has been demonstrated in a recent study involving researchers at the SYRI National Institute. This is one of the first in-depth analyses to address this issue in a Central European population. The results underline the importance of vitamin B12 intake during the prenatal period.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae307

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Mgr. Eliška Hrežová

Position: Junior researcher
eliska.hrezova@recetox.muni.cz