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B Vitamins

The B vitamins are:

  • B1 (thiamine)
  • B2 (riboflavin)
  • B3 (niacin)
  • B5 (pantothenic acid)
  • B6
  • B7 (biotin)
  • B12
  • Folic acid

These vitamins help the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat. They also help form red blood cells. You can get B vitamins from proteins such as fish, poultry, meat, eggs, and dairy products. Leafy green vegetables, beans, and peas also have B vitamins. Many cereals and some breads have added B vitamins.

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  1. B Vitamins (National Library of Medicine)  
    The B vitamins are: B1 (thiamine) B2 (riboflavin) B3 (niacin) B5 (pantothenic acid) B6 B7 (biotin) B12 Folic acid These ... help form red blood cells. You can get B vitamins from proteins such as fish, poultry, meat, eggs, ...
  2. ... vitamin B test shows if you lack any B vitamins, which include B12, biotin, and niacin. A lack of B vitamins can cause serious health problems. Learn more.
  3. Folic Acid (National Library of Medicine)  
    Folic acid is a B vitamin. It helps the body make healthy new cells. Everyone needs folic acid. For women who may get pregnant, it is ...
  4. ... that develops from a shortage (deficiency) of the B-vitamin folate (also called vitamin B9) in the brain. ... where it attaches (binds) to folate, allowing the vitamin to be brought into the cell. ... PubMed Perez-Duenas B, Ormazabal A, Toma C, Torrico B, Cormand B, ...
  5. ... with the body's ability to absorb certain B vitamins (called folates) from food. Folates are important for ... folates in their body because they obtain these vitamins from their mother's blood ... Lasry I, Berman B, Straussberg R, Sofer Y, Bessler H, Sharkia M, ...
  6. Vitamins (Nemours Foundation)  
    Vitamins/Children ... Vitamins ... Nemours Foundation ... vitamins, a, c, d, e, k, fat soluble, water soluble, fat tissues, livers, thiamin, riboflavin, pyridoxine, ...
  7. Vitamin B-12 and Depression: Are They Related? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    B Vitamins/Related Issues
  8. ... helps your body use folate, a type of B vitamin that you get from many foods. Your body needs folate and other B vitamins to break down an amino acid called homocysteine. ...
  9. ... soluble vitamins are vitamin C and all the B vitamins. Any leftover or excess amounts of these leave ... your body requires. Vitamin B12 , like the other B vitamins, is important for metabolism. It also helps form ...
  10. Vitamin B6 is a type of B vitamin. Pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine are all forms of vitamin B6. It's found in certain foods and also made in a lab. Vitamin ...
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