Stakeholder Panel Meeting Book - September 6, 2014

B 6

Deficiency

 A deficiency of vitamin B 6 alone is relatively  uncommon and often occurs in association  with other vitamins of the B complex.  Marginal B 6 deficiency is associated with  weakness sleeplessness nervous ,  ,  disorders, appetite and growth depression,  and dermatologic disorders. 

B 6

in Food

 B 6 is widely distributed in foods in  both its free and bound forms.  Animal sources of B 6 contain no  inherent pyridoxine, only Pyridoxal and  Pyridoxamine and their bound forms.

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