BEE7 Traditional Cache
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This is a series on the components making up what is commonly called the B complex. All are park and grabs and should be easy finds. Please replace exactly as found, and do let me know if any of these caches need attention.
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B vitamins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The B vitamins are a group of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism. Individual B vitamin supplements are referred to by the specific name of each vitamin (e.g., B1, B2, B3 etc.).
Health benefits
The B vitamins may be necessary in order to:
• Support and increase the rate of metabolism
• Maintain healthy skin and muscle tone
• Enhance immune and nervous system function
• Promote cell growth and division, including that of the red blood cells that help prevent anemia
• Reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer - one of the most lethal forms of cancer - when consumed in food, but not when ingested in vitamin tablet form.
All B vitamins are water-soluble, and are dispersed throughout the body. Most of the B vitamins must be replenished regularly, since any excess is excreted in the urine.
Biotin (Vitamin B7)
Biotin (Vitamin B7) acts as a coenzyme for carboxylation reactions essential to fat and carbohydrate metabolism. Adequate intake for adults is 30 µg/day. Liver, egg yolks, green vegetables, and whole grains are rich sources of biotin.
Deficiency does not typically cause symptoms in adults but may lead to impaired growth and neurological disorders in infants. Multiple carboxylase deficiency, an inborn error of metabolism, can lead to biotin deficiency even when dietary biotin intake is normal.
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