The B vitamins they are commonly known and used as a sort of "emergency intervention" necessary after a period of illness or to provide support in a particularly demanding and stressful psycho-physical moment.

But the B vitamins are not only this and play essential roles in the body that underlie the functioning of almost all the processes involved in the production of energy and many other processes involved in the production of fundamental substances.

The B vitamins are a team of 9 micronutrients that are essential for the functioning of our body.

Water-soluble vitamins, dissolve in water and are now for everyone the B Vitamins or B Vitamins.

In fact, they are different and each of them performs a certain function.

Today we see specifically B2 or riboflavin: the fuel of our body!

It intervenes in the breakdown of nutrients and is involved in metabolic processes as an essential component of some coenzymes.

It is the vitamin that guides lipid metabolism and it is it that favors the action of an enzyme involved in the breakdown of fatty acids in adipose tissue.

Did you know that..

  1. Does Vitamin B2 contribute to the improvement of muscle mass? A lack of Vitamin B2 results in weakened muscles and a real state of fatigue.
  2. First isolated in 1927 by Paul Gyorgy, it was initially called lactoflavin being its percentage very high in milk.
  3. Is there no Vitamin B2 without B6 and vice versa? These two Vitamins act together: B2 favors the action of B6 and both are necessary especially in the face of weakening and deficiencies. Together they support the immune system by producing cytokines; the chemical messengers that favor an exchange of information between the cells of the immune system. However, it is also essential for its role in the metabolism of other vitamins such as vitamin K, B3 and B9: if the levels of riboflavin were to decrease, there would also be a decrease in the levels of the accompanying vitamins.
  4. The vitamin B2 is one of the most popular vitamins in the human body. The human being is unable to store riboflavin in the body:

therefore you need a daily dosage that ensures the right percentage for the body to perform all its functions:

  • Protects cells and neutralizes free radicals
  • Keeps skin, mucous membranes and nails healthy
  • Participates in the production of red blood cells
  • Strengthen your eyesight
  • It intervenes in the management of iron
  • Maintains the normal function of the nervous system

Where to find it?!

It is present in brewer's yeast, wheat germ, some types of fish such as mackerel, eel, herring and salmon, egg yeast, mushrooms, yogurt and milk .

There are also some vegetables that are rich in it: cabbage, asparagus, spinach and lettuce are examples.

It is a light-sensitive Vitamin and, for this reason, it would be advisable that the foods that contain it were always found in packages that are able to preserve its content.

As for heat, unlike the others in the group, the B2 and B6 are not sensitive to heat.

It is resistant but if prolonged and if done in abundant water, as can happen with vegetables, there is a dispersion of riboflavin.

Vitamin B2 deficiency in progress? Your skin tells you!

Symptoms that may indicate a vitamin B2 deficiency include skin and mucous membrane problems, such as cracking in the corners of the mouth, itchy nose, ears and scalp, burning eyes, and excessive sensitivity to light.

Generally, its deficiency can lead to anemia and growth disorders to arrive, in the most important forms of deficiency, to more severe symptoms such as seborrheic dermatitis and lead to pellagra; the disease caused by a lack of riboflavin absorption in subjects, in particular, who pursue an unbalanced food system.

Vitamin B2 is not toxic. The intake and administration in high doses does not cause serious problems and even its possible overdose can be easily eliminated in the urine.