Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine

Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine Topics:
Who are likely to be deficient in Pyridoxine?
Pyridoxine Deficient Symptoms
Editors' summary on Pyridoxine

Who are likely to be deficient in Pyridoxine?

Similar to Pantothenic Acid, deficient in Pyridoxine is rare in today's society. The natural food sources contain rich Pyridoxine are listed below:
Beef Liver, Chicken, Ground Beef, Hazelnuts, Lentiles, Salmon, Shrimp, Soybeans and Sunflower Seeds

Alcoholics are thought to be most at risk of vitamin B-6 deficiency, due to a low intake and impaired metabolism of the vitamin. Beside people who abuse alcohol and drugs, the following people should be careful with their Pyridoxine level as well:
- Women that are pregnant or breastfeeding
- People with inadequate caloric or nutritional dietary intake (e.g. Vegetarian)
- People with increased nutritional requirements (e.g. under work / study stress, athletes in training period)
- People with a chronic wasting illness, such as malignancies, pancreatic insufficiency, cirrhosis of the liver, spruce etc...
- People with hyperhyroidism
- Women taking oral contraceptives or estrogen
- People with elevated homocysteine levels

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Pyridoxine Deficient Symptoms

In the early 1950's seizures were observed in infants as a result of severe vitamin B-6 deficiency due to an error in the manufacture of infant formula. Abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns have been noted in some studies of vitamin B-6 deficiency. Other neurological symptoms noted in severe vitamin B-6 deficiency include:
1). Mental confusion
2). Insomnia
3). Poor walking coordination
4). Anemia
5). Irritability
6). Skin Lesions
7). Tongue discoloration
8). Muscle twitching
9). Hyperactivity
10). Weakness

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Editors' summary on Pyridoxine

Pyridoxine is closely related with all the other B vitamins, especially niacin, folic acid and cobalamin. They work together to provide you a good health. You need pyridoxine alone to convert amino acids into proteins and for turning stored sugar into energy. Pyridoxine is vital for your immune system and can help prevent heart disease. There are still many other benefits from pyridoxine which are under study.
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More Topics on Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine:
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