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Biotin
DRI (RDA or AI for Adults)
- 30 mcg. Lactation: 35 mcg.
Adult Maintenance - Therapeutic Range
Major Sources (75 mcg to 4 mcg per serving)
- Peanuts, filberts, almonds, peanut butter, walnuts, soy
protein isolate, egg, cashews, lowfat yogurt, mackerel, haddock, sweet
potato, Swiss chard, salmon, artichoke, nonfat milk, tomato sauce, whole
milk, macadamia nuts. Synthesized by
intestinal bacteria.
Non-Therapeutic Importance
- Essential component of enzymes; involved in synthesis and
breakdown of fatty acids and amino acids through aiding the addition and removal of carbon
dioxide to or from active compounds, and the removal of NH2 from amino acids.
Deficiency Symptoms
- Anorexia
- Depression
- Dry, scaly dermatitis
- Glossitis
- Nausea
Increased Risk for Deficiency
- Achlorhydria
- Alcoholism
- Elderly
- Epileptics
- Excessive raw egg white ingestion
- Sulfonamide therapy
Possible Therapeutic Applications
CONSULT WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FIRST: Supplementation may
prevent, correct deficiencies caused by, or be helpful with, the following conditions:
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