Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble vitamin found in grains, plants and dairy products. Only small amounts of this vitamin be stored in the body, so we need a daily dose to keep us healthy. It is an important vitamin with strong antioxidant properties.
Vitamin B2 is vital for maintaining healthy blood cells, helping maintain energy levels through facilitating a healthy metabolism, preventing free radical damage, contributing to growth, protecting skin and eye health, and more. All of the B vitamins are used to help digest and extract energy from food. They do this by converting nutrients from carbohydrates, fats and proteins into useable energy. Vitamin B2 deficiency, or lack of and of the B vitamins in your diet can cause a number of serious symptoms. Good sources of vitamin B2 include eggs, dairy products, meat, avocados, nuts, wholegrains and many vegetables.
Further reading:
Emerging roles for riboflavin in functional rescue of mitochondrial ?-oxidation flavoenzymes
Dietary folate, methionine, riboflavin, and vitamin B-6 and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer
