Vitamin B2

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is part of the group of the water-soluble vitamins. Riboflavin is a very photosensitive and heat stable vitamin.

One finds vitamin B2 in all cells of the plants and animal kingdom. The body cannot take vitamins from plants from animal products as well as vitamins. You are to find liver, meat, fish, whole grain grain mainly in milk, dairy products also into kale, peppers, peas and broccoli, however.

Vitamin B2 is a constituent of the flavin mononucleotide (flavin-adenine dinucleotide) and flavinadenin dinucleotide (flavin mononucleotide) which play a central role in the metabolism. Vitamin B2 deficiency can cause visual defects, skin changes, squamas, nerve changes, anemia and disturbances of growth. Daily requirement to riboflavin amounts 1.2 - 1.6 milligrams.


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