Pyridoxine

Pyridoxine or Vitamin B₆ is a water soluble B Vitamin. It is required by your body for utilization of energy in the foods you eat, production of red blood cells, and proper functioning of nerves.

Vitamin B₆ helps the body make several neurotransmitters, chemicals that carry signals from one nerve cell to another. It is essential for normal brain development and function, and helps the body make the hormones serotonin and norepinephrine (influence mood) and melatonin (which helps regulate the body clock).

Contents 1 Food Sources 2 Deficiency of Pyridoxine 3 Recommended Daily Dosage 4 Related Topics

[edit] Food Sources

Meats, whole grain products, brewer's yeast, bananas, green leafy vegetables, wheat germ, pecans, beef, organ meats, wheat bran, eggs, milk, cabbage, chicken, turkey, tuna, salmon, shrimp, cheese, lentils, beans, spinach, carrots, brown rice, bran and sunflower seeds.

[edit] Deficiency of Pyridoxine

Low levels of vitamin B₆ have been associated with rheumatoid arthritis, and some studies indicate that people with rheumatoid arthritis may need more vitamin B₆ than healthy people because chronic inflammation may lower vitamin B₆ levels.

[edit] Recommended Daily Dosage

• Newborns - 6 months: 0.1 mg
• 7 months - 1 year: 0.3 mg
• 1 - 3 years: 0.5 mg
• 4 - 8 years: 0.6 mg
• 9 - 13 years: 1 mg
• Males 14 - 18 years: 1.3 mg
• Females 14 - 18 years: 1.2 mg
• 19 - 50 years: 1.3 mg
• Males 51 years and older: 1.7 mg
• Females 51 years and older: 1.5 mg
• Pregnant females: 1.9 mg
• Breastfeeding females: 2.0 mg

[edit] Related Topics

• Vitamins
• Food Pyramid