The B Vitamins allow the body to store and use the energy from food, keep red blood cells and the nervous and digestive systems healthy, as well as skin, the eyes and muscles.
Source: Vitamins and minerals – B vitamins and folic acid @ NHS Choices
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- B vitamins @ Wikipedia
Excerpt: The B vitamins are necessary to: maintain healthy skin, hair and muscle tone, enhance immune and nervous system function, promote cell growth and division, including that of the red blood cells that help prevent anemia, reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer – one of the most lethal forms of cancer – when consumed in food, but not when ingested in vitamin tablet form.
- Sources of vitamins @ NetDoctor
Excerpt: Vitamins B6 and B12 help the body to use folic acid and are vital nutrients in a range of activities, such as cell repair, digestion, the production of energy and in the immune system. Vitamin B12 is also needed for the breakdown of fat and carbohydrate. Deficiency of either vitamin will result in anaemia.
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