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What is
it?
Vitamin H, more commonly known
as biotin, is a water-soluble vitamin produced in the body
by certain types of intestinal bacteria and obtained from
food. Considered part of the B complex group of vitamins,
biotin is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates,
fats, and amino acids.
What Does
in the Body?
The main purpose of biotin, is to help with the metabolism functioning. It
will help in digesting the particularly hard foods, such as
carbohydrates, proteins and fats. When these move through
your body at a quicker pace, it allows for you to be able to
remain balanced easier. It also helps in maintaining weight.
The vitamin also has several secondary functions. In
particular, it can help with growth and development of
bones, hair and skin. It is also known to increase response
time in nerves and sex glands.
Where is it found?
Food source of Vitamin H is found are: Grains, dairy
products, meats, and fish.
Vitamin H is best obtained from whole foods as processing
can destroy Vitamin H.
Recommended Daily Intakes: men
80 mg, women 65 mg.
Deficiencies/Benefits/Side Effects
Deficiency, uncommon in humans, may result in hair loss, dry
scaly skin, cracking in the corners of the mouth, swollen and painful tongue, dry eyes, loss of appetite, fatigue,
insomnia, and depression. |
