B vitamins May Boost Colon Health
B vitamins are well-known for their energy boosting and mental health properties, but these essential vitamins may play an important role in digestive health, too. According to recent finding published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, increasing your intake of riboflavin (B2) and vitamin B6 show signs of a 20% reduction of colon cancer.
The Study:
Over 88,000 post-menopausal women were sampled for the study, and out of the sample size, 1,003 incident colorectal cancer cases were diagnosed. Results showed that the highest average intake (3.97mg daily) of riboflavin and B2 showed the most promise, and a whopping 20% lower risk of colon cancer than the other subjects taking the lowest amount (1.8mg).
Suboptimal status of vitamin B-6 or riboflavin leads to the accumulation of homocysteine, a metabolite strongly linked with colorectal cancer.” Said researchers.
Although there was no correlation between vitamin B12 levels and colon cancer, the vitamin still offers many cognitive health properties essential for proper brain health and a balanced metabolism.
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Riboflavin is a micro-nutrient required for maintaining health in humans and animals. Responsible for metabolizing fats, keytones, carbohydrates and proteins, it plays a key role in energy metabolism of the body and can only be found in dairy, meats, legumes, mushrooms, almonds, or certain types of leaf vegetables.
Vitamin B6
A part of the B vitamin complex, vitamin B is essential to the metabolism of amino acid reactions in the body. A water soluble vitamin, B6 can only be found in foods like meats, milk, whole grain pasta, nuts and bananas. Cooking or drying foods with B6 can make them lose as much as 70% of their vitamin content.
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