Vitamin B6 Deficiency: Signs, Symptoms, and Dietary Sources
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Written by Steven Brown
Summary
This article covers the importance of vitamin B6 for overall health, including its roles in mood regulation, energy production, immune function, and sleep. It lists signs of potential B6 deficiency such as fatigue, skin rashes, mood changes, and weakened immunity, while noting that true deficiency is rare. The piece provides guidance on dietary sources and when supplementation might be considered.
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While it's actually rare to run low, you really can't afford to do so.
If your body is very low on B6 (which is rare), you can get anemia, which is too few red blood cells.
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