deficiency
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B12 is clearly essential for the nervous system, and deficiency should not be ignored.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
A 2025 comprehensive review concluded that B12 deficiency remains a modifiable risk factor for neurological and cognitive problems, especially in high risk groups such as older adults and vegetarians.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
"Revisiting the definition of B12 deficiency to incorporate functional biomarkers could lead to earlier intervention and prevention of cognitive decline."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
They do, however, suggest that the current definition of B12 deficiency may be too blunt for brain health.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
I liked this idea: that peculiarness wasn’t a deficiency, but an abundance; that it wasn’t we who lacked something normals had, but they who lacked peculiarness.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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