I think it's A?? B makes sense but the beginning of the paragraph is talking about how the royal society of science wasn't impressed, so it seems like the focus is on that and not how he defended against lightning strikes.
Anemia is a medical condition in which there is a decrease int the total amount of red blood cells in the blood and it always results in lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen. Vitamin B12 is needed to make red blood cells and lack of Vitamin B12 can lead to aneamia. So, the vitamin that is most associated with aneamia condition is VITAMIN B12.