![]() The average estimated intake of cobalt worldwide is between 5-40 mg, depending on location and diet.Irradiation does not make foods radioactive, compromise nutritional quality, or noticeably change the taste, texture, or appearance of food. 10-20 mg (milligram) daily is the recommended amount according to Acu-Cell nutrition. The RDA for cobalt is the same regardless of gender or age. Due to vitamin B-12 and cobalt being primarily found in meat, vegetarians are more likely to exhibit cobalt and/or vitamin B-12 deficiency than carnivores. However, most Americans do not have a vitamin B-12 deficiency, and their diet is usually a sufficient source of cobalt, so vitamins and supplements are usually unnecessary. Cobalt DeficiencyĪ deficiency in cobalt/B12 can cause shortness of breath and low thyroid function. A nasal gel is available for those who wish to administer it through their nose. Cobalt and vitamin B-12 are also available as an injection, which is usually for people found to be severely vitamin B-12 deficient. Fortified foods such as cereal also commonly contain vitamin B-12.Ĭobalt is also available as tablets, often in a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. Foods that are naturally high in vitamin B-12 are beef liver and other organ meat, clams, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, and other dairy type foods. How to Take CobaltĬonsuming foods that are high in vitamin B-12 provides the cobalt required for its purposes as a vitamin component. ![]() This radioactive cobalt-60 also treats some kinds of cancers. Gamma rays have high levels of radiation that are able to sterilize without damaging the food or medicine. Cobalt-60 is used to produce gamma rays, that can assist in the sterilization of many foods and medicine products. One important use of cobalt is to produce Cobalt-60, which is a man-made isotope of cobalt (an isotope means it is a cobalt atom with a different number of neutrons in the nucleus of the atom). From here, the vitamin B-12 and cobalt are absorbed as nutrients and are in the form most useful to the body. In order for the vitamin B-12 and cobalt to be ingested and used properly by the body, it must travel to the stomach where hydrochloric acid removes the vitamin B and cobalt from the food source, then it combines with intrinsic factor, which is a glycoprotein produced in the stomach. Vitamin B-12, with the assistance of cobalt, is part of DNA synthesis, which is responsible for all genetic expression. Cobalt also helps regulate and stimulate the production of some co-enzymes. It also helps in the formation of hemoglobin, which is the iron-containing metalloprotein found in red blood cells, which is used to transport oxygen around the body). Vitamin B12 needs to be acquired from food or supplements.Ĭobalt is also thought to aid in repair of myelin, which surrounds and protects nerve cells. The body can't produce Vitamin B-12 itself though, so cobalt supplements alone won't have any effect on Vitamin B-12 levels as the Cobalt in Vitamin B12 is already integrated into the vitamin when it enters the body in this way. In fact, Vitamin B-12 is called Cobalamin. ![]() Cobalt in the BodyĬobalt is very useful in the body because it is a necessary component of vitamin B-12. ![]() When cobalt is combined with salt it produces a beautiful, deep blue colored mineral for which that shade of blue was named. In its most natural form, Cobalt is a brittle grey metal that has magnetic abilities. Cobalt is an element with the chemical symbol Co. Cobalt ore deposits have been discovered in Zaire, Morocco and Canada. Cobalt is a naturally occurring element found in several rock deposits worldwide. ![]()
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