B vitamins provide energy and ensure that you can take a beating. If you are short of them, you will soon feel less comfortable in your own skin.
Vitmaine B6, for example, is needed for the production of neurotransmitters in the brain, including serotonin. If you don't get enough B6, you can become depressed and sleep less well. A B6 deficiency for a long time can cause nervous disorders, skin abnormalities and a reduced resistance.
Vitamin B6 is found in meat, fish, eggs, bread and grain products, potatoes, legumes, vegetables, milk, dairy and cheese.
Read also: ‘What is vitamin B?‘
Vitamin B1, also called thiamine, is the energy factory among the B vitamins. In addition, B1 helps in proper functioning of the nerves. A lack of this makes you weak and lifeless. You may feel anxious and it has been linked to loss of appetite, muscle weakness and stomach upset.
Vitamin B1 is found in bread and other grain products, potatoes, vegetables, meat and dairy products.
A deficiency of vitamin B12 can also lead to unpleasant complaints, such as muscle cramps, extreme fatigue, painful spots in the mouth, palpitations, nausea, no appetite, tingling in hands and feet and ringing in the ears.
Vitamin B12 is found in animal products such as milk, dairy products, meat, fish and eggs.
More information can be found at Stichtingb12shortage.nl.
Fortunately, the chance that you will have to deal with these consequences is small:in the Netherlands a deficiency of B vitamins is not common, except in certain risk groups.
