B Vitamin
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More Specific Terms
- biotin (vitamin B7, vitamin H)
- choline
- folic acid; folate; vitamin B9
- lipoate; thioctic acid; thioctate; alpha-lipoic acid
- nicotinamide (a vitamin B3, NMN)
- nicotinic acid (niacin, vitamin B3, Niaspan)
- pantothenate (pantothenic acid, vitamin B5)
- pyridoxal (a vitamin B6)
- pyridoxamine (a vitamin B6)
- pyridoxine (a vitamin B6)
- riboflavin (vitamin B2)
- thiamine (vitamin B1, Betalin)
- vitamin B12; cobalamin
Notes
- in general, consensus is that B vitamin supplementation is of no benefit in healthy individuals
- B vitamin supplementation does not effect cognition in elderly men [2]
More General Terms
References
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Formulary
- Ford AH et al. Vitamins B12, B6, & folic acid for cognition in older men. Neurology 2010 Oct 26; 75:1540. PMID: [1]
