What foods have vitamin B? Doctor tells us

What foods have vitamin B? Tells the doctor

Deficiency of a useful substance can lead to unpleasant consequences, explains Irina Tereshchenko.

Help to grow long hair, calm the nervous system, improve digestion, strengthen immunity – all this can vitamins B. Where and why to look for them and whether you can replenish their supply of products?

Candidate of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics SITILAB

B vitamins influence the condition of hair and nails, improve eyesight and much more.

What are the benefits of B vitamins?

The B group is the most numerous among vitamins. These special substances are called complexes because they are often found in foods together. Simply put, they do not work alone, but as a whole “team”.

• Activate metabolism.
• Form blood cells.
• Normalize blood sugar levels.

• Accelerate wound healing.
• Improve vision.
• Affect the condition of hair and nails.
• Strengthen the protective functions of the immune system.

What can lead to a lack of vitamins B?

Irina: Vitamin B deficiency is quite common. It can be caused by an unbalanced diet, taking medications and dietary supplements, frequent stress, bad ecology. Some chronic diseases of the intestine, liver and kidneys, hereditary diseases, excessive alcohol consumption – all this also increases the risk of hypovitaminosis.

Symptoms of vitamin B deficiency:

• skin dermatitis;
• cracks and inflammation of the lips, “pains” in the corners of the mouth;
• inflammation of the tongue;
• bad mood;
• a feeling of numbness in the skin or goosebumps;
• lethargy and fatigue;
• frequent colds;
• anemia.