What do the results mean?If your results show you have a vitamin B deficiency, it can mean you have:Malnutrition, a condition that happens when you don't get enough nutrients in your diet.A malabsorprtion syndrome, a type of disorder where your small intestine can't absorb enough nutrients from food. Malabsorption syndromes include celiac disease and Crohn's disease.Vitamin B12 deficiencies are most often caused by pernicious anemia, a condition in which the body does not make enough healthy red blood cells.If you have questions about your results, talk to your health care provider.Learn more about laboratory tests, reference ranges, and understanding results.
