The Functions Of Vitamin B
By Sam Cyrus

There are a large number of vitamin B where all of one is essential for a number of different processes. Each of the vitamin B is needed to keep all of the body functions performing properly. Without sufficient the vitamin B the blood supply would not be healthy and this leads to a variety of illnesses and diseases. Not only the brain that needs the vitamin B, to function correctly, but also the heart, to stay healthy. In fact, just about every organ and process within the body requires at least one form of the vitamin B.

Vitamin B1, or Thiamin, is the vitamin B that the body needs to keep all of its cells, especially the nerves, functioning correctly. It is especially important for memory and general mental health and is one of the vitamin B that is required to convert food into energy.

Vitamin B2, or Riboflavin, is the vitamin B that is essential for releasing the enrgy from food that has been consumed. Without this vitamin B the body cannot grow or develop properly as red blood cells will not be as healthy as they should be.

Vitamin B3, or Niacin, is the vitamin B that is involved in over fifty processes, ranging from detoxifying chemicals to making hormones and releasing energy from food.

Vitamin B5, or Pantothenic acid, works with several other vitamin B for a number of essential processes including breaking down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates into energy and is also the vitamin B that is needed to form vitamin D, a variety of hormones, and red blood cells.

Vitamin B6, or Pyridoxine, the vitamin B that is largely responsible for redistributing the amino acids to create over five thousand proteins that are needed by the body and is also one of the vitamin B needed to form various enzymes.

Vitamin B7, or Biotin, is one of the vitamin B that is involved in a number of processes within the body, including the breaking down of fats, carbohydrates and proteins into useable energy forms.

Vitamin B9, or Folic acid, is the essential vitamin B for aiding in cell growth and division, especially during pregnancy. This vitamin B is also necessary to make natural chemicals which control the appetite, moods and quality of sleep. It is also the best vitamin B for helping lower the chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke by keeping the arteries open.

Vitamin B12, or Cobalamin, is one of the vitamin B that is important in the process of converting the carbohydrates, proteins, and fats into energy. This vitamin B is also vital in forming the protective covering of nerve cells and to keep red blood cells healthy, and help prevent heart disease.

It was previously thought that vitamin B was a single nutrient, but later studies proved that it was actually eight different nutrients that made up this "single" vitamin. Vitamin B was once thought to be a single nutrient that existed in extracts of rice, liver, or yeast. However, no one health function requires the properties of every vitamin B. The vitamin B work together to boost metabolism, enhance the immune system and nervous system, keep the skin and muscles healthy, encourage cell growth and division, and other benefits to your body.