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Vitamin B6

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Vitamin B6 benefit
Vitamin B6 benefit
Vitamin B6 source
Vitamin B6 source
Alternative Names

Pyridoxine


Recommendations

Specific recommendations for each vitamin depend on age, gender, and other factors (such as pregnancy). In general, a healthy diet typically supplies enough vitamin B6.


Review Date: 01/02/2007
Reviewed By: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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