Evidence From Web-Based Dietary Search Patterns to the Role of B12 Deficiency in Non-Specific Chronic Pain: A Large-Scale Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Profound vitamin B12 deficiency is a known cause of disease, but the role of low or intermediate levels of B12 in the development of neuropathy and other neuropsychiatric symptoms, as well as the relationship between eating meat and B12 levels, is unclear. OBJECTIVE:The objective of our study was to investigate the role of low or intermediate levels of B12 in the development of neuropathy and other neuropsychiatric symptoms. METHODS:We used food-related Internet search patterns from a sample of 8.5 million people based in the US as a proxy for B12 intake and correlated these searches with Internet searches related to possible effects of B12 deficiency. RESULTS:Food-related search patterns were highly correlated with known consumption and food-related searches (ρ=.69). Awareness

SUBMITTER: Giat E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5775484 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature