Thursday, February 2, 2012

In 1934,a Hungarian physician, Paul György discovered a substancemin.It was able to cure a skin disease in rats.He named it vitamin B6.Vitamin B6is a water-soluble compound.It was discovered during nutrition studies on rats in the 1930s 
                                                                         
 vitamin B6 is very important element for human body .It can make human body fit and fine and strong .It is as known pyridoxine.It is an essential vitamin to make the formation  of  healthy red  blood cells .It cannot be stored in the body .We can get it from our daily food or other supplements.

Source of  vitamin B6- potatoes,bread,meat,fish,eggs,beans,bananas,nuts & seeds like sunflower seeds,Brewery yeast,carrots,chicken,eggs fish avocados,bananas,brown rice,& whole grains these foods include highest amount of vitamin B6.

                                                                      
For dieters it is very important.Because it contains  proteins,fats and carbohydrates.It is also responsible for  red blood cells,prostaglandins, neurotransmitters,manufacture of hormones and enzymes. A  brain neurotransmitters that controls sleep patterns,appetite, mood,and sensitivity to pain.It's deficiency can eventually lead to malfunctioning of the central  nervous system and insomnia.It helpful for protecting the heart from cholesterol deposits.It also help to maintain healthy immune system functions and for preventing kidney stone formation.It also use for treatment of  night leg cramps,allergies,premenstrual syndrome,arthritis,asthma and carpal tunnel syndrome.  
                                                     
                                                                                 
It's used as first-aid treatment for morning sickness,depression and nausea. 

The RAD is 2 mg per day for vitamin B6.It is one of the few vitamins that can be used as toxic.Most B-complex formulas contain between 10 to 75 mg of it.Does up  to 500 mg per day.It's uncommon but safe.Under the treatment of a physician per a day 2 grams can lead to irreversible neurological damage unless .Parkinson's disease patients being treated with L-dopa should not take vitamin B6asit can damage the effects of L-dopa in the brain.

                                       
The FNB  established an AI for vitamin B6.It explain that how much vitamin B6 is important at different age.
                                  
Table 1: Recommended Dietary Allowances ( RADs) for Vitamin B6 
Age Male Female Pregnancy Lactation
Birth to 6 months0.1 mg*0.1 mg*
7–12 months0.3 mg*0.3 mg*
1–3 years0.5 mg0.5 mg
4–8 years0.6 mg0.6 mg
9–13 years1.0 mg1.0 mg
14–18 years1.3 mg1.2 mg1.9 mg2.0 mg
19–50 years1.3 mg1.3 mg1.9 mg2.0 mg
51+ years1.7 mg1.5 mg
* Adequate Intake (AI)