Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Works With Other B Vitamins To Promote Healthy Growth & Tissue Repair
Vitamin B2, also known as Riboflavin, is essential for normal growth and development, reproduction, lactation, physical performance, and well-being. It also keeps our skin, nails and hair healthy. Light exposure destroys this valuable vitamin, therefore foods with riboflavin should be keep in dark or opaque containers. Vitamin B2 is water-soluble and is not stored in the body. It must, therefore, be supplied daily. Riboflavin is yellow or yellow-orange in color and in addition to being used as a food coloring it is also used to fortify some foods. It is used in baby foods, breakfast cereals, pastas, sauces, processed cheese, fruit drinks, vitamin-enriched milk products, some energy drinks, and is widely used in vitamin supplements. This vitamin is often included in multi-vitamins; often the dose is far more than a normal human can use in a day. The excess is excreted in the urine, causing the urine to be colored bright yellow within a few hours of ingestion of the vitamin. Good Sources are: Liver Milk , cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, and dairy products. Meats Leafy dark green vegetables Eggs Avocados Oysters Cereal Nuts Mushrooms Fish - especially salmon and tuna Soybeans Yeast Almonds Rock lobsters Asparagus Bananas Okra Chard Marmite
Boost Your Metabolism & Energy Riboflavin is instrumental in the metabolism of fatty acids and amino acids while playing a key role in energy production for the body. It is also an important antioxidant. It also helps release energy from carbohydrates. As part of its role as an antioxidant, riboflavin provides targeted protection for the eyes and may help prevent cataracts. It has also shown promise in the treatment of migraines. Finally, riboflavin deficiency may be linked to depression. Riboflavin, releases energy from carbohydrates. B2 is destroyed by exposure to light, therefore foods with riboflavin should be keep in dark or opaque containers.
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