Vitamin B2 At Your Service
Vitamin B2 At Your Service
Your body needs Vitamin B2 or riboflavin in order to break down oxygen,
as well to metabolize amino acids, fatty acids, and carbohydrates. Your
body also needs Vitamin B2 to activate vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), create
niacin, assist the adrenal gland, and utilize iron properly. It also assists
with red blood cell formation, which fortifies your body’s defenses
against diseases and infections.
As you can see, Vitamin B2 is a very busy vitamin, one that has to
teamwork endlessly with your body’s vital processes in order to keep
you healthy.
Do you know that taking the right amount of Vitamin B2 will eliminate
watery eye fatigue and may even ward off the formation of cataracts?
Needed for periods of rapid growth, your body also requires Vitamin B2
when your protein intake is quite high (when you’re on the Atkins Diet,
for example). Like Vitamin A, this vitamin helps keep your skin, hair and
nails healthy.
Vitamin B2 can be found in organ meats, nuts, cheese, eggs, milk and
lean meats. It is also available in green leafy vegetables, fish, legumes,
whole grains, and yogurt.
Vitamin B2 Deficiency
Deficiency in Vitamin B2 usually manifests itself in the form of cracks and
sores at the corners of the mouth, eye disorders, inflammation of the
mouth and tongue, and skin lesions. You can add to the list dermatitis,
dizziness, hair loss, insomnia, light sensitivity, poor digestion, and
retarded growth.
Vitamin B2 Dosage
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is 1.6 mg (male) and 1.2 mg
(female) per day while 50 mg is recommended when taking Vitamin B2
as a supplement.