What is vitamin B6?
Vitamin B6, also called pyridoxine, is used in processes of the metabolism, especially the breakdown and buildup of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. This vitamin also regulates the hormones that are responsible for growth, the production of blood and the ongoing work of the immune and nervous system.
A shortage of this vitamin leads to anaemia, nervous disorders and a low functioning immune system. The chance at a shortage of this vitamin is not very large.
An overdose of vitamin B6 can lead to peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms here of are numbness and a tingling feeling or extreme nerve pain in hands and feet, all caused by disorders of the nervous system.
The recommended amount of vitamin B6 is 1,5 milligrams per day per adult.
Where do I get Vitamin B6 from?
Vitamin B6 can be found in all kinds of food:
- Sunflower Seeds [1,3 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Pistachio nuts [1,2 milligrams per 100 grams]
- (cow) Liver [0,8 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Rice [0,6 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Anchovies [0,5 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Turkey [0,5 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Trout [0,5 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Salmon [0,5 milligrams per 100 gram]
- Hazelnuts [0,4 milligrams per 100 grams]
- Walnuts [0,4 milligrams per 100 grams]
Vitamin B6 is necessary for a lot of crucial activities that take place in your body.
Your metabolism, your hormonal glands, your nervous system, they need you to eat your vitamins every day.
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