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How to Eat More Vitamin B

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By eHow Contributing Writer
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The B vitamins are essential for healthy nerves, skin, eyes and hair, and for a healthy liver.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Eat leafy green vegetables, cantaloupe, asparagus, beets and brewer's yeast to get enough folic acid.

  2. Step 2

    Add enriched whole-grain products, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms, leafy green vegetables, Brussels sprouts and grains such as millet to your diet for adequate B-2, or riboflavin.

  3. Step 3

    Spike your diet with soy products, yeast and cereals for biotin. Beef liver and clams are also a good source.

  4. Step 4

    Eat whole grains, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, oysters and enriched bread for B-1, or thiamine.

  5. Step 5

    Feast on chicken, salmon, potatoes and whole-grain products for B-3, or niacin. Peanuts and peanut butter are also good sources of niacin.

  6. Step 6

    Eat brown rice, soy products, whole grains, bananas, strawberries, leafy green vegetables, wheat germ and oatmeal for B-6, or pyridoxine. Other sources include broccoli, asparagus, fish, chicken and watermelon.

  7. Step 7

    Eat foods of animal origin for B-12, or cobalamin. Vegetarians can get B-12 from fortified products, some fermented soy foods such as miso, and Red Star brand Y3365 yeast.

  8. Step 8

    Find pantothenic acid in a wide variety of plant and animal sources, including eggs, avocados, mushrooms, chicken and oranges.

Tips & Warnings
  • If you have any questions or concerns, contact a physician or other health care professional before engaging in any activity related to health and diet. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.

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