vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

B2 is found in milk eggs, meat, and legumes. This vitamin is a co-factor (it means that without it there is no action from certain enzymes), for a wide variety of oxidative enzymes systems (this is part of the energy production again). Deficiency causes lips cheilosis and corners of the mouth angular stomatitis, inflammation of the tongue glossitis, redness or bloody and swollen mouth cavity, dermatitis, and neuropathy (peripheral nerve dysfunction). Again excessive alcohol intake will deplete this vitamin, so if you know that you drink more than 1 pint a day or over the week-end, take some extra B vitamins. Also if you have diabetes, you are under a lot of stress, or you had a trauma, the vitamin will be used more and therefore you need to take extra and cannot rely on your diet alone.