Cyanocobalamin is a man-made form of vitamin B12 used to prevent and treat low blood levels of this vitamin. Most people get enough vitamin B12 from their diet.
B-12 deficiency is certainly a concern for Mr. Jones because of his older age, and his eating habits, being that he is vegan. Vitamin B-12 is found in animal foods and because he is vegan, he is not receiving the vitamin naturally.
Food recommendations for Mr. Jones:
1. He should add a B12 supplement to his daily medication
2. He should choose foods that are fortified with B12 such as soy milk, breakfast cereal, and nutritional yeast. Because he is vegan, supplementing to-fu to his diet would be beneficial for him.
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