Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin
The B2 vitamin called riboflavin is another B vitamin crucial in turning the food we eat to energy. With not enough riboflavin in the red blood cells it causes them to not be very good at doing the job at growth and development in the body.
Just what is it that the B2 Vitamin does for the Body?
The B2 vitamin works in the body to:
- Process fats, proteins and carbohydrates
- It breaks down and destroys toxic substances maintains the immune system
- Keeps nails, hair and skin healthy
B2 Vitamin Deficiency – What are the Symptoms?
- Some psychiatric disorders
- Personality shifts and vitamin b deficiency depression
- An opacity of the eyes, may seem like cataracts
- Watery eyes and itchy
- Lips, mouth and tongue inflammation
Foods Rich in B2 Vitamins?
Some foods rich in B2 vitamins are:
- Dairy products and eggs
- All kinds of fish
- Most all organ meats
- Vegetables need to be green and leafy
- Beans dried peas
Riboflavin B2 vitamins are not destroyed by excessive heat but it does leach when soaked in water.
Who’s at Risk of Low levels of Riboflavin?
Here is a list of groups at risk.
- Smokers
- Consume alcohol
- Over the counter drugs, prescriptions and recreational drugs
- The fad dieters
- Emotional & physical stress
- Pregnancy
- Simply being physically active
Riboflavin works at breaking the toxins in the body down. So as a drinker of alcohol, taking drugs or a smoker will need more of the B2 vitamins.
What Levels or How Much Do I Take?
The recommended daily allowance or RDA for B2 vitamins is between 1.2 mg and 1.7 mg for a healthy person. Considering no one on the planet is without risk from one thing or another it is just a good idea to take a supplement. Riboflavin does not store in the body you need to get it daily in your diet or a supplement. You’re most likely in a risk group anyway that is leaning on the side of deficiency. The B2 vitamin riboflavin is also not toxic even at high doses so there is not a big concern about taking too much.
