vitamin B

Metabolism-boosting supplement

Vitamin B refers to a group of water-soluble vitamins essential for cell metabolism, energy production, and nervous system function.

The B vitamins are numbered—B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B6, B12, and others—and often taken together as a B-complex supplement.

Deficiencies cause conditions like beriberi and anemia.

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Opposites
solubility classification

vitamin Bvitamin A

Sight-supporting micronutrient

vitamin D · fat-soluble vitamins · vitamin E · vitamin K · retinol

nutritional role

vitamin Btoxin

Biological-origin harm agent

poison · antinutrient · vitamin B deficiency · thiamine deficiency · beriberi

Phrases
Family

vitamin, vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G