How Much Do You Know About Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)?

Today, let’s talk about Vitamin B6. I have started the series of vitamins. If you want to know about any vitamin GO and CHECK my previous posts.

Vitamin B6: 

It is one of the eight Vitamin B complexes. This vitamin is needed for proper cell function and helps in metabolism and keeps the cell healthy.

Vitamin B6 is also known as pyridoxine. It is water-soluble vitamin and dissolves in water. It was first discovered in 1932 when scientists were still learning about new things. Our body cannot store this B vitamin and release the excess amount of pyridoxine in urine. Therefore, we need to consume enough amount of pyridoxine every day.

Vitamin B6 is present in three natural forms:

1. Pyridoxine or PN
2. Pyridoxal or PL
3. Pyridoxamine or PM

Functions of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine):

Following are the important functions of Vitamin B6:

• Play role in nervous system functions
• Reduce muscle spasms
• Important for the production of red blood cell
• Its main role is helping the body metabolize protein, carbohydrates and fats
• It helps in creating the neurotransmitters, which are important chemical messengers in the brain
• Make antibodies
• Plays important role in mood regulation

Food sources of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine):

Rich food sources of Vitamin B6 are potatoes, starchy vegetables, legumes, nuts, bananas, avocados, non-citrus fruits, egg yolks, whole grains, and vegetables.

Also, fortified ready-to-eat cereals, fish, liver, and other organ meats.

Deficiency of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine):

Deficiency of Vitamin B6 leads to nervousness, insomnia, arm and leg cramps, water retention, skin lesions, loss of muscle control and muscle weakness.

Long-term deficiency of Vitamin B6 because of excessive alcohol consumption can lead to hypothyroidism and diabetes.

Toxicity of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine):

The toxicity of Vitamin B6 means that body has a high concentration of this vitamin than normal. Pyridoxine can cause sensory neuropathy, hyperesthesia which is accompanied by ataxia and limb pain.   

Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin B6:

All adults should consume 2mg of Vitamin B6 per day.

Conclusions:

Vitamin B6 is important for proper cell functioning. We can prevent the deficiency of vitamin by consuming the balanced meal and make our life easy.

In the next post, I will discuss Vitamin D which is also known as Calciferol. So, stay with me and get this health information for your better and healthy lifestyle.

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