What does the vitamin B complex contain?
The vitamin B complex includes a total of 8 vitamins. There is no chemical or pharmacological similarity between these 8 vitamins, but they are all important regulators in human metabolism. Vitamin B1 is thiamine, which in a deficiency situation can lead to the disease beri beri.
The daily requirement of vitamin B1 is approximately between 1 and 1.2 mg. Vitamin B2 is also called riboflavin and is found mainly in eggs, meat and offal. The daily requirement is approx. 1.2 – 1.5 mg. Vitamin B3 is nicotinic acid or niacin.
A lack of vitamin B3 can lead to a disease called pellagra. The average daily requirement is between 12 and 17 mg. Vitamin B5 is panthothenic acid, which is present in almost all foods. A person should consume about 6mg per day.
Vitamin B6 is pyridoxine, which is particularly abundant in liver and yeast. A daily intake of 1.2 to 1.7 mg is recommended. Vitamin B7 is also known as biotin or vitamin H. An amount of approx.
30-60 ?g should be taken per day. Folic acid also belongs to the group of B vitamins and is also known as vitamin M, vitamin B9 or vitamin B11 and is especially important during pregnancy to avoid certain malformations (spina bifida). A healthy adult should take in approx.
0.4mg of cobalamin every day. Cobalamin is vitamin B12 and can lead to a certain type of anaemia (pernicious anaemia) in severe deficiency conditions. Anemia describes an anemia. The daily requirement is about 3 ?g.
When should I take the vitamin B complex?
The intake or administration of vitamin B complexes can have a prophylactic, i.e. preventive, meaning, for example, if a person is at risk of taking too few vitamins due to illness or other circumstances. This is the case with many tumor patients, for example. During pregnancy there is also often the risk of a vitamin B deficiency, because the body has an increased need for vitamin B, especially vitamin B9 (folic acid).
Another indication is the therapeutic indication, if symptoms can be alleviated by the administration of vitamins. Especially diseases of the gastrointestinal tract often lead to an insufficient absorption of vitamins through food and thus also to a deficiency situation. In most cases, a healthy, balanced diet can ensure a sufficient supply of vitamins of the B group in a healthy person and thus prevent deficiency symptoms.
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