Gas Stoves and B12 Deficiency Question

[MoKayD]

Here in the US the dangers of gas stoves has been all over the news recently. I wondered if these gasses might impact B12 levels and found this:

One particular, and new, issue: nitrogen oxides, or NOx. These are gases that, outdoors, come primarily from vehicles and power plants and that can cause some of the haze associated with smog. But growing research suggests that gas ranges can also emit NOx, possibly at levels more than double the standard for outdoor air set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Is this the same nitros oxide that affects your B12 levels?

I hope not, I love my gas stove. I don't want to have to get an electric stove.

[helvella]

This Wiki article starts with potentially useful definitions. But remember that the various oxides of nitrogen can be converted into each other under various circumstances.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOx

Screenshot of Wiki article on NOx

[Gambit62 Administrator]

Please note that it is the abuse of laughing gas (nitrous oxide) or use of concentrated gas as an anaesthetic that is associated with deactivation of B12 (conversion of bio-accessible forms into forms that are not bio-accessible). As such it is unlikely that a gas stove would be an issue unless it was malfunctioning catastrophically - in which case you would be at more immediate risk from carbon monoxide poisoning.

[MoKayD in reply to Gambit62]

Thank you, I'm happy I can keep my stove.

[Technoid in reply to MoKayD]

And the Wikipedia article states that "NOx does not include nitrous oxide (N2O)"