The Importance Of B12

Mr P Julian Owen, a renowned consultant and researcher, emphasized the importance of vitamin B12 and the issues surrounding its underdiagnosis and undertreatment. He highlighted the potential psychiatric manifestations of B12 deficiency, its prevalence among females and pregnant women, and the inadequacies of current measures to assess B12 status. Julian also discussed the role of B12 in cognitive health, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease, and the need for improved pathways to manage B12 deficiency within the national health service.