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B vitamins
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B vitamins
This family of vitamins consists of thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin, folic acid (B9), and cobalamin (B12). They are interdependent and involved in converting glucose to energy.
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But there's no evidence that a lack of B-vitamins is the cause of their fatigue (ridiculously demanding schedules and lack of sleep could have something to do with it), or that taking more Bs would put more spring in their step.
Our Bodies, Their Sales by LIEBMAN, BONNIE / Nutrition Action Healthletter
Companies often jack up the B-vitamins to a round but irrelevant number because it's cheap and relatively safe.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: HOW TO PICK A MULTIVITAMIN by LIEBMAN, BONNIE / Nutrition Action Healthletter
Most of the other B-vitamins are cheap, which explains why it's not uncommon to see a supplement with 5,000 percent of the USRDA for B-1 or B-2.
Vitamins 101: how to buy them by Schardt, David / Nutrition Action Healthletter
 
 
 
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