To summarize the first article in this series, we continue to be a world of haves and have-nots but in today’s version even the haves are suffering and they are suffering from having too much. This too much is too much food but not enough nutrition. The haves can eat all the time but they are choosing to eat the wrong foods and or the empty foods. Empty foods meaning that they are eating but there is no nutritional value in the food that they are choosing to eat, this is why we are giving you this information on where to find the whole food sources for the majority of your vitamin and mineral needs.
In this supplement we are covering the systems supported, the benefits to be found and the whole food sources for vitamin B2, Riboflavin.
Systems support and Benefits:
Vitamin B2 supports the cardiovascular, blood, digestive, endocrine (hormone producing glands), integumentary (skin), and nervous systems, and the soft tissue. Vitamin B2 is an integral part of enzymes involved in oxidation reduction reactions that drive cell respiration, helps the cells breath. It also supports the function of antioxidant enzymes and interacts with many other B vitamins. Riboflavin is important in maintaining normal metabolism, especially energy metabolism. It promotes a healthy immune system and regulates the activity of about 50 mammalian enzymes.
Food sources:
Lean beef, milk, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, organ meats, soybeans, spinach, wheat germ, and yogurt.
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