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Have you ever wondered what B vitamins are and what they do for you? They do a fair amount being that they are essential to brain function, cell metabolism, and energy levels. You can get them in supplements but it is always recommended to obtain them through unprocessed food sources because nutrient-dense food also contains …
Increased intakes of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and pyridoxine (vitamin B6) associate with significant reductions in the risk of colorectal cancer, among women. Involving a total of 88,045 postmenopausal women who were recruited between 1993 and 1998; The Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study covers the time period in which the United States introduced mandatory fortification of …
Study of 400,000 participants finds that those with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential amino acid methionine are at a lower risk of lung cancer. In that deficiencies in B vitamins may increase the probability of DNA damage and subsequent gene mutations, a team of scientists from the International Agency for Research …