A Simple Guide to Vitamin B2 Deficiency Treatment and Related Diseases (A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions)

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Introduction

Ode To Vitamin B2 Deficiency

Vitamin B2 is a water soluble vitamin present in many foods.
Vitamin B2 is found in meat poultry vegetables and fruits
Vitamin B2 is important for peripheral nerve action.
It is also important for visual and heart function

Vitamin B2 Deficiency is a silent disease
Severity of Vitamin B2 deficiency is inversely related to age
One cause of Vitamin B2 deficiency is malabsorption
The other cause is poor food intake function

It is a cause of peripheral neuropathy
There is heart failure and cardiomyopathy
It causes the angular stomatitis and corneal lesions
In some cases the tongue become raw and inflamed

Prevention of Vitamin B2 Deficiency is as important as treatment.
Treatment of Vitamin B2 Deficiency is taking vitamin B2 supplements
And a diet containing red meat egg yolks fortified milk and liver
Vegetable sources include whole grain cereals orange and green vegetables

An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Interesting Tips about the Vitamin B2 Deficiency

A Healthy Lifestyle

1. Take a well Balanced Diet

2. The goal of Vitamin B2 Deficiency treatment is the prevention of peripheral neuropathy and heart failure.

Therefore prevention of Vitamin B2 Deficiency is as important as treatment.

Vitamin B2 Deficiency treatment and prevention measures are:

Medications:

a. Vitamin B2 supplements

Vitamin B2 is given at 5 mg per day orally until the response is adequate.

Side effects are:

Vitamin B2 does not give side effects because being water soluble it is excreted easily in the urine if large doses are ingested

b. Treatment of peripheral neuropathy

c. Treatment of heart disease such as enlarged heart and failure

3. Keep bones and body strong

Bone marrow produces our blood

Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt cheese milk and dark green vegetables.

Eat foods rich in Vitamin D like eggs fatty fish cereal and fortified milk.

Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

4. Get enough rest and Sleep

Avoid stress and tension

5. Exercise and stay active.

It is best to do weight bearing exercise such as walking jogging stair climbing dancing or lifting weights for 2½ hours a week.

One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.

Begin slowly especially if a person has not been active.

6. Do not drink more than 2 alcohol drinks a day for a man or 1 alcohol drink a day for a woman.

Alcohol use also increases the chance of falling and breaking a bone.

Alcohol can affect the neurons and brain cells.

7. Stop or do not begin smoking.

It also interferes with blood supply and healing.

Chapter 1

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is present in all living human tissues as an important anti oxidant and enzymes in food metabolism

What are the functions of Vitamin B2?

Functions of Vitamin B2:

1. It is necessary for normal growth and development of the fetus

2. It has a role to play in the release of ACTH from the pituitary gland.

3. It shares the function with Vitamin A in visual processes.

What is Vitamin B2 found?

Vitamin B2 is found primarily in

1. Animal sources liver milk egg yolks

2. Vegetable sources: Vitamin B2 is found in fresh green and yellow vegetables cereals

It is rare as an isolated Vitamin B2 deficiency.

Optimal requirements of Vitamin B2 are:

1. Adults and children above puberty: 1 mg to 3 mg daily

Pregnant mother and elderly may need double the amount.

2. Infants and children before puberty: 0.5 mg to 1 mg daily

Vitamin B2(riboflavin) Deficiency is a medical condition caused by the deficiency of the human body of Vitamin B2 as a result of inadequate dietary intake or impaired absorption.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction

Chapter 1 Vitamin B2 Deficiency

Chapter 2 Interesting Facts about Vitam

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