Reason #4 - Why we need B vitamins B1 - plays a critical role in generating energy from carbohydrates within the cell and is critical to healthy heart and nerve function B2 - plays an important role in the creation of energy from lipids and carbohydrates in the cell as well as in the synthesis of several other important cellular chemicals B3 - plays a role in cellular metabolism. Deficiency of niacin can result in dermatitis, diarrhea, confusion and dementia B5 - plays an important role in the creation of cholesterol, various fatty acids, and acetylcholine (a meurotransmitter that allows cells within the cells within the nervous system to communicate with each other) B6 - is a necessary coenzyme to several enzymes involved in metabolism as well as to the creation of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and epinephrine Folate - is necessary for cells to create nucleotides (the building blocks of DNA and RNA) B12 - plays a key role in synthesis of DNA by regenerating folate and is also critical to maintaining a healthy myelin sheath that preserves the normal functioning of the nervous system
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