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What should pregnant women do if they are deficient in vitamin B?

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Asked on:Apr 15, 2026 06:13 PM

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  • Adelaide Adelaide

    Apr 15, 2026

      What should pregnant women do if they are deficient in vitamin B? The standard intake of vitamin B is 200 micrograms per day. However, it is directly proportional to the body's total heat energy requirement. During pregnancy, the heat energy requirement increases by 500 kcal, so vitamin B also increases to 1.5 mg/day.

      Vitamin B effects

      B1 participates in carbohydrate metabolism and can maintain normal intestinal peristalsis and secretion of digestive glands in pregnant mothers; B2 helps with food digestion. B6 plays an important role in nucleic acid metabolism and protein synthesis. B12 can promote the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and protein synthesis, and has a great effect on the growth and development of fetuses.

      How to supplement vitamin B

      It is recommended to choose more whole grains, brown rice, five-grain porridge or noodles and other grains and roots, and use less refined bread as a staple food. For those who are vegan (not eating dairy and eggs), they need to get vitamin B12 from fermented beans such as stinky tofu, tempeh, natto, and yellow soybeans, because all vitamin B12 in nature is produced by bacteria and does not exist in plants without microbial contamination. Those who are lacto-ovo-vegetarian can eat milk or egg Wait for intake. 》》》 What to drink in spring for good skin 13sweet drink