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Who
are likely to be deficient in Pantothenic Acid?
Deficiency in Pantothenic Acid is very
rare today. Most of the foods we intake daily have some
forms of Pantothenic Acid in it. However, the following
food sources contains the richest amount of vitamin B5:
Blue Cheese, Chicken, Eggs, Liver, Lobster, Milk, Oranges,
Peanuts, Soybeans, Sunflower Seeds and Whole-grain Products.
Although most people are get get enough Pantothenic Acid
from their daily food, there are still groups of people
should watch their vitamin B5 level:
- Women that are pregnant or breastfeeding
- People more than 55 years of age with general vitamin
B deficiencies
- People with inadequate caloric or nutritional dietary
intake (e.g. Vegetarian)
- People with increased nutritional requirements, mostly
are the athletes and workers who participate in vigorous
physical activities
- People with a chronic wasting illness, such as malignancies,
pancreatic insufficiency, cirrhosis of the liver, spruce
etc...
- People under stress for a long time
- People who has recently undergone surgery
Note: studies have indicated second
hand smokers are likely to be deficient in all vitamins
especially Vitamin C, B-complex Vitamins and Vitamin E.
Therefore, if you have a smoker in the family, consider
taking some extra vitamin supplements to avoid deficiency
and keep healthy.
People who are in the above categories
are suggested to take a B-complex multi-vitamin package
instead the B5 alone.
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Pantothenic
Acid Deficient Symptoms
Good news, as for human, there is no
proven symptoms exist for pantothenic acid alone. The rare
deficient symptoms only occur on animals / pets. Dogs with
pantothenic acid deficiency developed low blood glucose,
rapid breathing and heart rates, and convulsions. Chickens
developed skin irritation, feather abnormalities, and spinal
nerve damage associated with the degeneration of the myelin
sheath.
However, lack of one B vitamin usually means lack of other
B nutrients. Pantothenic acid is usually given with other
B vitamins. Once again, take a B-complex multi-vitamin supplement
is strongly recommended for everyone. It's always better
be sure than sorry.
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Acid supplements reviews.
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