B vitamins are essential nutrients for all human tissues, regulating metabolism, maintaining healthy skin, mucous membranes and muscles, enhancing the function of the immune system and nervous system, and promoting cell growth and division in the human body. In the days of rough diet, people rarely lacked B vitamins, but as food became more refined, vitamin Bs were far away from people. The B vitamins generally cannot be stored in the body, so they need to be replenished daily.
The causes of vitamin B deficiency are.
1, inadequate supplementation: partiality, plant foods more and meat less, B foot vitamins are mainly in meat and cereal bran rich in dietary mix unreasonable, reduced intake will lead to deficiency.
2. Insufficient absorption: suffering from diarrhea, liver and gallbladder diseases, the intestinal tract to reduce its absorption and utilization.
3, increased consumption: growth and development of infants and children need increased vitamin, supplementation is not enough gradually lacking.
4, their own disorders: normal baby intestines have normal flora growth, these bacteria can synthesize part of their own vitamin B, the body follows the light, when long-term use of antibiotics or intestinal dysfunction, dysbiosis of the normal flora will lead to a reduction in the synthesis of B vitamins.
Vitamin B deficiency can lead to a variety of diseases.
Stomatitis: bilateral corners of the mouth erosion or ulcers, covered with yellow crust, affecting the opening of the mouth, speech, eating. Commonly known as “horse fork mouth”.
Lipitis: red, swollen, dry, cracked, peeling, and erosion of the lips.
Tongue inflammation: Early tongue has dryness, burning sensation or tingling, then the tongue body is swollen and bright red (magenta), and finally the tongue surface is smooth, shiny and atrophied.
Oral ulcers: ulcers occurring on the lips, cheeks, tongue edges, etc., which recur or persist.
Foot disease: This foot disease is not foot odor also, said not itchy and peeling feet, but infants due to vitamin B1 deficiency caused by neurological damage, heart failure, edema as a group of diseases manifested.
Vitamin B deficiency can be prevented and is simple and easy to do: 1.
1, adhere to breastfeeding
2, according to the plan to add supplementary food. Foods containing vitamin B are: beef liver, chicken liver, tenderloin, leg meat, cheese, yeast, seven cheek eel, mushrooms, soybeans, black rice, germ rice, wheat germ, tomatoes, oranges, bananas, grapes, pears, millets, and various nuts.
3. If you suffer from diarrhea or liver disease, increase the vitamin B supplement.