Multi B

Vegetarian-friendly vitamin B complex
• Helps the body to metabolize carbohydrates, fats and proteins
• Helps normal growth and development
• Helps in tissue and red blood cell formation
• Helps to prevent deficiency of all eight B vitamins
• Also includes betaine hydrochloride, inositol, and choline

Multi B is a vitamin complex that includes all eight B vitamins, betaine hydrochloride, inositol, and choline for the maintenance of good health. B vitamins help mediate hundreds of enzymatic reactions, including the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.¹ Niacin, thiamine and biotin help to provide substrates for energy production in the Krebs cycle, while pantothenic acid is used for the formation of the key neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain.¹ Riboflavin is needed to activate the coenzyme forms of vitamin B₆ and folate, which are involved in amino acid metabolism and DNA synthesis, respectively.¹ Folic acid and vitamin B₁₂ help mediate the formation of red blood cells, which help transport oxygen through the body.¹ Malabsorption of vitamin B₁₂ from food, but not supplements, increases with age as elderly individuals may not produce enough gastric acid to release the vitamin when it is bound to food.²

References
1.  Combs, GF. (2012). The Vitamins (4th ed.). USA: Elsevier.
2.  Allen, LH. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009; 89(suppl): 693S-696S.