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Riboflavin Definition
What Is Riboflavin?

A growth-promoting vitamin of the Vitamin B Complex occurring in milk and liver. Riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin also known as Vitamin B2, present in the body as coenzymes which play a central role in releasing energy from food. It is obtained from a wide variety of foods including whole grains, yeast, liver, eggs, and milk. These include support of the immune and nervous systems and formation of healthy red blood cells. Riboflavin provides essential factors for the production of cellular enzymes that turn proteins, fats, and carbohydrates into energy. It also participates in cell reproduction, and keeps skin, hair, nails, eyes, and mucous membranes healthy. It is involved in a wide range of oxidation reactions, of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids. Deficiency impairs energy-yielding metabolism and results in a set of symptoms known as ariboflavinosis: cracking of the skin at the corners of the mouth (angular stomatitis), fissuring of the lips (cheilosis), and tongue changes (glossitis); seborrhoeic accumulations appear round the nose and eyes.

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