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Vitamin B2
(riboflavin)
DRI (RDA or AI for Adults)
- Males: 1.3 mg. Females: 1.1 mg. Pregnancy: 1.4 mg. Lactation: 1.6 mg.
Adult Maintenance - Therapeutic Range
Major Sources (5 mg to 0.3 mg per serving)
- Beef liver, beef kidney, veal liver, chicken liver, beef heart, turkey
liver, almonds, brewers yeast, soynuts, mackerel, lowfat yogurt, clams,
nonfat milk, pork loin, beef steak, lamb, herring, egg, oysters.
Non-Therapeutic Importance
- Essential for growth; plays an enzymatic role in tissue
respiration and acts as a transporter of hydrogen ions; coenzyme forms are FMN (flavin
mononucleotide) and FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide).
Deficiency Symptoms
- Angular stomatitis
- Cheilosis
- Hyperemia and edema of pharyngeal and oral mucous membranes
- Photophobia
- Sore throat
Increased Risk for Deficiency
- Alcoholism
- Biliary atresia in children
- Chronic stress
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Diabetes
- Elderly
- Hyperthyroidism
- Malignancy
- Oral contraceptive users
- Trauma
Possible Therapeutic Applications
CONSULT WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FIRST: Supplementation may
prevent, correct deficiencies caused by, or be helpful with, the following conditions:
- Acne
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS, HIV)
- Aging
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Candidiasis (yeast infection)
- Cankers sores
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cataracts
- Crohn's Disease
- Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
- Headache (migraine)
- Immunodepression (immune function)
- Memory Loss (Alzheimer's disease, dementia)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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