| First recognized in the 1930's, vitamin B6 is | | | | |
| a water-soluble vitamin of which six forms | | | | 9-13 years = 1.0 (AI) |
| are exist: | | | | |
| | | | 14-18 years = 1.3 (AI) |
| Pyridoxine (PN) | | | | |
| | | | 19-50 years = 1.3 |
| Pyridoxamine (PM) | | | | |
| | | | 51+ years = 1.7 |
| Pyridoxal (PL) | | | | |
| | | | Females: |
| Pyridoxine 5-phosphate (PNP) | | | | |
| | | | 9-13 years = 1.0 (AI) |
| Pyridoxamine 5-phosphate (PMP) | | | | |
| | | | 14-18 years = 1.2 (AI) |
| Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) | | | | |
| | | | 19-50 years = 1.3 |
| Of all these varieties by far the most | | | | |
| numerous B6 vitamin in people is PLP, since | | | | 51+ years = 1.5 |
| this form has a commonly used co-enzyme | | | | |
| function in our various bodily metabolic | | | | Pregnancy = 1.9 |
| reactions. | | | | |
| | | | Breastfeeding = 2.0 |
| B6 is an essential vitamin that we are unable | | | | |
| to create or store in any great quantities in | | | | Reduced nutrition and B6 vitamin ingestion, |
| our bodies. Roughly 100 enzymes require this | | | | especially in the aged, has been linked with |
| vitamin to be present to then enable the | | | | poorly functioning immune systems. |
| catalyzing of various important biochemical | | | | Lymphocytes and an important immune system |
| reactions. | | | | protein termed interleukin-2 are both |
| | | | produced less as a result of B6 vitamin |
| Nerve functions, red blood cell creation and | | | | deficiency. |
| functioning, synthesis of nucleic acids, | | | | |
| formation of niacin and nucleic acid | | | | Cardiovascular disease can be prevented with |
| production are all able to take place due to | | | | the right mix of vitamins in your diet, one |
| the presence of one or more forms of vitamin | | | | needing to be vitamin B6, which helps to |
| B6 in our diets. | | | | lower homocysteine, the main cardiovascular |
| | | | disease causing compound. |
| Deficiency is fairly rare, alcoholics being | | | | |
| at most risk due to lowered ingestion rates | | | | Alzheimer's and general cognitive functioning |
| and poor B6 metabolism. Deficiency shows up | | | | of our minds has been seen to get reduced |
| as unusual patterns of brain activity | | | | with overall reduced vitamin intake including |
| detectable with electroencephalograms (EEG), | | | | vitamins like B6. |
| depression, irritability and confusion, skin | | | | |
| and mouth sores and ulcers, and tongue | | | | Sensory neuropathy, a form of nerve pain, can |
| inflammations. | | | | develop in people who's diets contain too |
| | | | high a level of B6 vitamin. Outer parts of |
| Up to the age of 8 boys and girls have the | | | | our anatomy, e.g. our feet and hands, have |
| same recommended daily allowances of vitamin | | | | been seen to painful and numb, sometimes |
| B6: | | | | making normal every day limb movement |
| | | | difficult. |
| 0-6 months = 0.1 (AI) | | | | |
| | | | Research, scant at present, suggests the |
| 7-12 months = 0.3 (AI) | | | | possibility that lowered vitamin B6 can help |
| | | | lead to the formation of kidney stones, |
| 1-3 years = 0.5 | | | | namely in women. A greater degree of |
| | | | investigation is still require to fully |
| 4-8 years = 0.6 | | | | validate this theory. |
| | | | |
| From the age of 9 there are slight | | | | If your doctor believes you may have a |
| differences (mg/day): | | | | vitamin deficiency all you will need to do to |
| | | | rectify the situation is take vitamin |
| Males: | | | | supplements before meals, typically daily. |