VITAMIN B FAMILY

Jamie Glasgow
Glasgow Wellness Consulting
VITAMIN B PROVIDES US ENERGY

TRUE OR FALSE?
 FALSE
Vitamin B does NOT provide our bodies of
energy. Instead, they help us to extract energy
from food and process it.
 Where does Vitamin B come from?
◦ Supplements
◦ Foods:
◦ Salmon
◦ Leafy greens
◦ Liver & other organ meats
◦ Eggs
◦ Milk
◦ Beef
◦ Oysters Clams & Mussels
◦ Legumes
◦ Chicken & Turkey
◦ Yogurt
◦ Nutritional & Brewer’s yeast
◦ Fortified cereal
◦ Trout
◦ Sunflower seeds
McCulloch, M. (2019, October 11). 15 healthy foods high in B vitamins.
Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b-foods
WHAT DO
THEY DO?
 Purposes: 8 Types of B
Vitamins
◦ Responsible for cell function
•thiamin (vitamin B-1)
◦ Helps turn food into energy •riboflavin (vitamin B-2)
•niacin (vitamin B-3)
◦ Creation of new blood cells •pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5)
•vitamin B-6
◦ Maintain health of skin, brain and •biotin (vitamin B-7)
other cells •folate (vitamin B-9)
•vitamin B-12

Berry, J. (2020, August 12). Types of B vitamins: Functions, sources, and deficiencies. Medical and health
information. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325292#what-are-b-vitamins
 Deficiency Symptoms
◦ Vitamin B-1 & B-2: (rare): confusion, cracks along the
mouth Symptoms of
◦ Vitamin B-3 (rare): rough skin, bright red tongue, vomiting, Vitamin B
hallucinations, paranoia, etc. Deficiency
◦ Vitamin B-6: Rash, cracks in mouth, depression, nausea, depend on which
confusion, etc.
Vitamin B you
◦ Vitamin B-9 (rare): weakness, irritability, trouble
concentrating, palpitations, headache, etc. are lacking.
◦ Vitamin B-12: Fatigue, weakness, numbness/tingling, confusion,
memory loss, etc.

Heitz, D. (2020, August 12). Symptoms of vitamin B deficiency. Healthline. 

https://www.healthline.com/health/symptoms-of-vitamin-b-deficiency#preventing-deficiency
 Who is at risk?
◦ Someone with a family history of anemia
◦ Having part or all of your stomach or intestine removed
◦ Autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes
◦ Crohn’s Disease
◦ HIV
◦ Certain medications
◦ Strict vegetarian diets
◦ Being an older adult

Johns Hopkins. (n.d.). Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. Johns Hopkins Medicine, based in Baltimore, Maryland. 
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/vitamin-b12-deficiency-anemia
 REFERENCES

Berry, J. (2020, August 12). Types of B vitamins: Functions, sources, and deficiencies. Medical and health
information. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325292#what-are-b-vitamins

Heitz, D. (2020, August 12). Symptoms of vitamin B deficiency. Healthline. 

https://www.healthline.com/health/symptoms-of-vitamin-b-deficiency#preventing-deficiency

Johns Hopkins. (n.d.). Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. Johns Hopkins Medicine, based in Baltimore, Maryland. 
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/vitamin-b12-deficiency-anemia

McCulloch, M. (2019, October 11). 15 healthy foods high in B vitamins. Healthline. 

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b-foods