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Can Sanmaargi consume curd/yogurt? Yes, but only in the day-time food.

Vallalar says in the Nithya Ozhukkam/Customary Law that we may add little sour curd only in our day-time meal, but not in night-food.This message is almost two hundred year old. Isn't it? Yes, it is!

But, today only we see the real scientific truth of it. Please go through the following paragraphs/excerpt from The Open University. “Nutrition: vitamins and minerals.” iBooks. “study units published there, visit http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/

Vitamin B12 is yet another group of compounds, this time with an atom of the metal called cobalt (present in only trace quantities in the body) in their structure, hence the alternative name ‘cobalamin’. Vitamin B12 works alongside folate and if levels of it are low, folate deficiency symptoms occur too.

It is stored in the liver and in general the body does not appear to need a regular intake. Many people have enough B12 stored in their liver to last for up to 30 years. Unlike most vitamins, vitamin B12 is found only in foods obtained from animals. In ruminant animals such as cattle and sheep, the bacteria in their stomachs synthesise vitamin B12, hence its presence in their milk and dairy products. Vegetarians need to supplement their diet to ensure sufficient intake of B12. If the diet contains excess amounts of vitamin C, this can bind to vitamin B12 and limit its availability.

Vitamin B12 is essential for the formation of the protective coating of myelin, which is found around some nerve fibres (neurones) and so its deficiency can lead to malfunction of the nerves and eventual paralysis and dementia. Like folate, vitamin B12 is also vital for cell division, especially in the bone marrow, since it also plays a role in DNA synthesis.

So, let us consume little curd/yogurt everyday as it has vitamin B12,  but never during night as it is gastric.

Thank you for reading and forwarding!

Arut Perum Jyothi
Durai
Vallalar Science Academy
anmaneyam@gmail.com