Vitamin B Supplements in Kenya

The Vitamin - B Complex: Types of Vitamin B.

B vitamins are water-soluble, quite delicate, and easily destroyed by heat and alcohol.

It is the main reason why people who take alcohol are deficient in most of the Vitamins in the Vitamin B complex class. 

There are different types of Vitamin B, all available in Kenya 🇰🇪. Here are the basic types of Vitamin-B Complex:

• Thiamine (B1) Supplements- Deficiency causes Beriberi
• Riboflavin (B2) Supplements - Deficiency is rare except for people who take excessive alcohol & cow milk.
  
  
• Niacin (B3) Supplements- Deficiency causes Pellagra, common to people who excessively drink alcohol or people who live on an exclusive corn (maize) diet.
  
  
• Pantothenic acid (B5) Supplements- Deficiency is extremely rare but can be detected in people who drink alcohol excessively.
  
  
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) Supplements- Deficiency in people who drink excessive amounts of alcohol, women (especially those on the contraceptive pill), the elderly, and people with thyroid disease the most at risk.
  
  
• Biotin (B7) Supplements- Deficiency is rare. Supplementation may benefit nails and hair growth.
  
  
• Folate or folic acid (B9) Supplements - Women of childbearing age should take folic acid supplements. Deficiency causes neural tube defects in unborn children like spina bifida.
  
  
• Cyanocobalamin (B12) Supplements- Deficiency is common in the elderly and vegans.
  
  

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