Monday 3 August 2009

B5 and Panthothenic acid (helps burning feet syndrome)

B5 – pantothenic acid –
Panthos means everywhere in Greek, which means that this vitamin is found everywhere in food. It is found in most plant and animals and a deficiency is very rare, unless you do not eat at all, that would be a problem with everything anyway. This vitamin is found in meats, egg yolk, legumes, whole-rain cereals, mushrooms, broccoli, avocados, royal jelly from bees and many others. The main role of panthotenic acid is with the coQA which is essential for the production of energy from fat, carbohydrate and protein. Deficiency causes the ‘burning feet syndrome’ (an abnormal skin sensations, exacerbated by warmth and diminished with cold of the feet and lower legs, this syndrome can be helped with calcium pathothenate administration). Vomiting, fatigue and weakness are other symtpoms of deficiency. Again like with the others B vitamins people with alcoholism need more of this vitamin, as well as people with diabetes mellitus and inflammatory bowel disease.



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