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Vitamin B2
Vitamin B2 quick facts
| Clinical Name | Riboflavin |
| Soluble(Fat or Water) | Water |
| Uses | Processes Amino Acids and fats Activates B6 Works with B1, B3 and B6 |
| Foods this Vitamin is Found In | Organ Meats (liver, etc) Cheese Nuts |
What is Vitamin B2?
Vitamin B2 is an essential vitamin found in both plant and animal sources. It is required to absorb nutrients as well as to help maintain tissue.
What does Vitamin B2 do?
Vitamin B2 helps maintain energy. It helps convert carbohydrates to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which stores energy in muscles.
U.S RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for Vitamin B2
As a water soluble vitamin, it's difficult to exceed safe amounts of this vitamin, however the there is a recommended allowance based upon age.
This article from the University of Southern California Davis gives recommended daily allowances and provides some recommendations on how best to prepare foods to retain as much vitamin B2 as possible
Further Research on Vitamin B2
MedicineNet.com - MedicineNet's Vitamin B2 resource page
TrekFit.com - TrekFit's Vitamin B2 resource page
Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic's Vitamin B2 resource page
US FDA - Article on How B2 may help increase HDL (Good Cholesterol) levels in men.