Vitamin B12 is found naturally in a wide variety of animal foods. Plant foods have no vitamin B12 unless they are fortified. You can get the recommended amounts of vitamin B12 by eating a variety of the foods including: 1  Organ meats (beef liver). 2  Shellfish (clams). 3  Meat, poultry, eggs,milk and other dairy foods.
Eating a variety of healthy foods is one way to help you smile when you step on the scale, and modifying your diet to include more mood-enhancing foods can also help you maintain that cheery disposition. A healthy diet isn't a cure for clinical depression or mood disorders, however.
Healthy eating can reduce the risk of chronic illness and disease including the three leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer and stroke. 1  37 percent of Americans have cardiovascular disease. 2  34 percent of U.S. adults have hypertension, a major risk factors for stroke and heart disease.