Vitamin B2
Like other B vitamins, riboflavin plays an important role in central and peripheral nervous system function. Other important properties of this organic compound include: Positive effect on visual function, regulation of the accomodation process of the eyeball, and prevention of cataract development. \Regulating fat metabolism, normalizing bile flow. Improving vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) absorption. Normalizing blood clotting, preventing thrombosis. Improving skin and hair follicle metabolism, preventing early wrinkles.
Deficit
Irritability, insomnia, apathy, and weakness.Disorientation, poor coordination, and memory loss.Cracked mouth, dry and pale skin, specific skin irritation and redness.Tearfulness, decreased visual acuity, white spots before the eyes.Frequent episodes of headache.
Excess
When an excessive intake of this vitamin is taken internally, a person faces manifestations of hypervitaminosis such as dizziness, general weakness, numbness in the lower and upper extremities, and itching and burning sensations in the upper and lower extremities. With excessive intake of vitamin B2, a person risks cerebral insufficiency or fatty hepatosis of the liver.
Sources of Vitamin B2
In order to make up for the riboflavin deficiency in the body on time, your diet should be enriched with natural sources of this organic compound, such as almond and pine nuts, baking and brewer's yeast, legumes and mushrooms mushrooms, bran, sesame, wheat germ, parsley greens, spinach, asparagus and cauliflower, figs, rose hips, peanuts and buckwheat groats.
