Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin

Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin is named for its yellow color and is one of the eight B vitamins that are water soluble. Truckers complete nutrition contains 3.5mg of Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin per serving. The supplement itself is designed to provide a complete daily input of many vitamins and minerals along with Vitamin B2.

The highest concentrations of vitamin b2 are found in human kidneys, liver and heart. The high concentration in these organs show only one thing that vitamin b2 is required in metabolic activity because liver is the main organ where metabolic activities take place in massive amounts and kidneys are involved in the removal of the waste that is produced. The heart depends on the oxygen based energy production and high concentration of B2 ensures that there proper supply of oxygen for appropriate heart functioning.

Vitamin B2 Function

Vitamin B2 plays a vital role in energy production for maintaining healthy body activities. In human body it transforms into flavin adenine dinucleotide or flavin mononucleotide which can attach to protein enzymes and this process results in production of oxygen based energy. Vitamin B2 also acts as a cofactor for MTHFR enzyme which is used by the body to breakdown the homocysteine. In case of low function of vitamin B2 the levels of homocysteine can increase to high levels and the person can have an increased risk of heart disease. Vitamin B2 also helps recycle Gluthione which is a small molecule that resembles a protein. This molecule helps in fighting against the damages caused by oxygen containing molecules to the cell membranes, joint tissues etc. Vitamin B2 is also required by the body to produce Vitamin B3.

Factors that Affect Function

Decrease of this vitamin can occur due to several reasons. Alcoholism reduces the supply of vitamin B2 and 5-10 times normal intake of B2 is required to maintain its adequate level. Heavy exercise increases the need of Vitamin B2. Drugs such as tricyclic-antidepressant drugs, anti-malarial drugs, Birth control pills etc also reduce the levels of Vitamin B2 in human body. Vitamin B1 intake can help increase the levels of Vitamin B2 but if B1 is taken in heavy doses a lot of Vitamin B2 is lost through urine.

Deficiency Symptoms

Deficiency of this vitamin shows the symptoms of eye problems, such as excessive light sensitivity, soreness around mouth, lips, cracked skin, peeling of skin around nose etc.

Vitamin B2 Uses

Vitamin B2 is required by the body for normal vision and helps prevent cataracts. Migraine headache frequencies and duration can be reduced with proper intakes of Vitamin B2. Some people with eating disorders have a low level of Vitamin B2 and other B vitamins which can be removed by taking proper supplementation such as truckers complete nutrition.

Vitamin B2 is not found in abundance in foods and its deficiency in the body can cause serious problems. Truckers complete nutrition provides adequate daily supplies of this important vitamin and to maintain a healthy level of vitamin B2 proper supplementation is necessary.