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People are at higher risk for deficiency if they have poor nutritional sources of B vitamins, take medications, or have conditions that impair absorption, or are affected by circumstances causing them to require above-normal levels of vitamin B
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Excessive use of polished rice leads to the deficiency of which vitamin?
vitamin b
What is an example of a water-soluble vitamin?
A B and C are water soluble. D and E fat soluble.
Does fat absorb Vitamin B-Complex?
Fat does not absorb Vitamin B-Complex as they are water soluble Vitamins. Fat absorb and can store enormous quantity of Fat soluble Vitamins like Vitamin A Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K.
What results from deficiencies in some B vitamins?
Vitamin B1 (thiamin) deficiency causes beriberi, Wernicke's encephalopathy (impaired sensory perception), chronic thiamin deficiency can also cause Korsakoff's syndrome, an irreversible dementia characterized by amnesia.Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency causes ariboflavinosis. glossitis, pseudo-syphilis (particularly affecting the scrotum or labia majora), and/or pharyngitis.Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency, causes pellagra: the 3 D's: dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death.Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) deficiency can result in acne and paresthesia. Vitamin B6 deficiency causes seborrhoeic dermatitis, atrophic glossitis with ulceration, conjunctivitis, and neurologic symptoms of somnolence, confusion, and neuropathy.Vitamin B7 (biotin) deficiency does not typically cause symptoms in adults but may lead to impaired growth and neurological disorders in infants.Vitamin B9 (folic acid) deficiency results in macrocytic anemia and elevated levels of homocysteine. Deficiency in pregnant women can lead to birth defects.Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency results in anemia, peripheral neuropathy, memory loss and other cognitive deficits. It is most likely to occur among elderly people. It can also cause symptoms of mania and psychosis.You get beri beri, dry and wet type with deficiency of vitamin B one or thiamine. You get angular stomatitis and glossitis with the deficiency of the riboflavin. You get pellagra with the deficiency of vitamin called as niacin. You get burning feet syndrome with the deficiency of sodium pantothonate. You get megaloblastic anemia with the deficiency of folic acid or folate and cynocobalamin. You get poly neuritis with the deficiency of vitamin B one, B six and B twelve.
The first B-complex vitamin discovered was?
thiamin
Pregnant women who are vegans are at risk for a deficiency of which nutrient?
Vitamin B-12. Vitamin B-12 is Only found in meat and dairy products. Strict vegetarians Have to take a vitamin supplement or they will be at risk of a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
What are the risk factors of hypochromia anisocytosis?
Vitamin b 12 deficiency Folate deficiency Iron deficiency
What are four B vitamins?
Vitamin B complex is a group of water soluble substances. These are: Vitamin B1 is called Thiamine. It's deficiency causes Beriberi desease and Wernicke's encephalopathy. Vitamin B2 is called Riboflavin Vitamin B4 is called Nicotinic acid. It's deficiency leads to Pellagra desease. Vitamin B6 is called Pyridoxine
What are the side effects of a Vitamin B deficiency?
There are many dangerous side effects of a Vitamin B deficiency, including permanent nerve damage and destruction of parietal cells. A Vitamin B deficiency can also cause chronic gastrointestinal discomfort.
What risk factors are involved with pyridoxine deficiency?
A balanced B vitamin supplement is adequate to prevent deficiency. People with malabsorption syndromes, chronic illnesses, or hyperthyroidism may require somewhat larger amounts of vitamin B6.
What are the symptoms of vitamin b complex deficiency?
Vitamin B deficiency can manifest in fatigue and neurological problems. It can also manifest as problems with memory and cognition. It can cause light headedness and heart problems.
Does b complex vitamin thin blood?
Does Vitamin B Complex cause blood to thin
Is there any way to prevent a B Vitamin deficiency?
Vitamin B deficiency can be prevented by maintaining a good diet with consumption of vegetables that provide this vitamin and taking multivitamins as prescribed by your physician.
Does a vitamin B-12 deficiency lead to gout?
A deficiency of B-12 leads to anemia, not gout.
What vitamin is usually purchased as a complex of vitamins?
Vitamin B Complex
Are there vitamins for depressioin?
A vitamin B deficiency can actually play a large part in depression. Check out this article about the B-complex vitamin to see how it might be able to help or affect you. http://depression.about.com/cs/diet/a/vitamin.htm
Man can easily survive with out AG or Au but take away this trace dietary mineral and you are in eminent risk of a vitamin B deficiency?
manganese
