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• Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that preforms many functions in the human body and is necessary for good health.Office of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6

  Vitamin B6 can be found in a wide variety of foods such as poultry, beans, meat, fish, fortified cereals and some fruits and vegetables.Linus Pauling Institute: Vitamin B6 If a sufficient amount is not consumed through diet, a person can also take vitamin B6 supplements to meet their body's daily intake needs.

• Fast Facts

  1. First isolated: 1930sLinus Pauling Institute: Vitamin B6
  2. Chemical forms: Pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamineOffice of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6
  3. Essential for red blood cell metabolismOffice of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6
  4. Needed to make hemoglobinOffice of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6
  5. Helps maintain blood glucoseOffice of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6
  6. Needed for more than 100 enzymesOffice of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6
  7. It helps maintain the health of lymphoid organsOffice of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6

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  The content on this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a doctor for information on vitamin B6.

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