Many people are keen to supplement vitamin C and vitamin D, and ignore vitamin B!
As everyone knows, the human body itself can not synthesize vitamin B, especially vitamin B2 is one of the necessary vitamins to maintain the normal growth of animals, if the deficiency may cause growth stoppage, or local damage.
Canker sores, stomatitis, anemia, acne, hemorrhoids... are associated with vitamin B2 deficiency.
What does vitamin B2 do?
Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble vitamin, also known as riboflavin. Since the human body cannot synthesize it on its own, it must be ingested from food or from the outside world.
Vitamin B2 is a component of a coenzyme in the body, that is, the flavonase prosthetic group, which is converted into flavin purine, which has an important effect on respiration, participates in biological oxidation and energy metabolism of sugars, proteins, fats and other substances in the body, promotes the development of the body and the regeneration of cells, and promotes the normal growth of skin, nails and hair.
Vitamin B2 is also involved in maintaining reduced glutathione levels in the body, which is closely related to the antioxidant defense system.
What are the dangers of vitamin B2 deficiency?
Inadequate vitamin B2 intake, alcohol abuse, and the use of certain drugs, such as proxymazine, imipramine, anticancer drug doxorubicin, and antimalarial drug Ameliping, can lead to vitamin B2 deficiency.
Mild vitamin B2 deficiency generally does not show obvious symptoms, but severe vitamin B2 deficiency can cause the following symptoms:
1. Oral inflammation
Redness of the lips, milky white corners of the mouth, cracks or even erosions, stomatitis, cheilitis, angular cheilitis, mouth ulcers, glossitis, swelling, pain and map of the tongue.
2. Eye inflammation
blepharitis, photophobia, easy to shed tears, easy to have fatigue, blurred vision, conjunctival hyperemia, corneal capillary hyperplasia, causing conjunctivitis, etc.
3. Skin inflammation
Papules, nasolabial folds, between the eyebrows, eyelids, and seborrheic dermatitis behind the ears.
4. Anemia
Long-term deficiency can lead to growth retardation and mild to moderate iron deficiency anemia in children.
5. Genital inflammation
Can lead to scrotitis in men, labiavitis in women; Cause loss of libido, sexual discomfort, etc.
6. Hemorrhoids
Can cause hemorrhoids, etc.
How to supplement with vitamin B2?
In order to prevent the adverse effects of vitamin B2 deficiency on the human body, you can eat a variety of foods rich in vitamin B2:
Brown rice, ordinary flour, milk and its products, animal liver and kidney, egg yolk, eel, carrot, shiitake mushroom, seaweed, celery, orange, orange, etc.
In addition, vitamin B2 drugs can be taken or injected under the guidance of a doctor.
Although vitamin B2 is indispensable, it should not be used arbitrarily in large quantities or for a long time. Long-term or large doses of vitamin B2 in addition to urine yellow staining, similar to hyperthyroidism symptoms; It can also produce gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea and vomiting, and adverse reactions such as chest tightness, palpitations, headache, tachycardia, convulsions, and numbness.