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Adaikala Antonysunil, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University

How vitamin B12 deficiency may disrupt pregnant women’s bodies

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Despite living in an age of dietary abundance, vitamin B12 deficiency is on the rise.

One major culprit? Our growing reliance on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) – those convenient, calorie-dense and nutrient-poor products that dominate supermarket shelves. While they might fill us up, they’re fuelling a global epidemic of “hidden hunger”.

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