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B
6
Deficiency
A deficiency of vitamin B
6
alone is relatively
uncommon and often occurs in association
with other vitamins of the B complex.
Marginal B
6
deficiency is associated with
weakness sleeplessness nervous
,
,
disorders, appetite and growth depression,
and dermatologic disorders.
B
6
in Food
B
6
is widely distributed in foods in
both its free and bound forms.
Animal sources of B
6
contain no
inherent pyridoxine, only Pyridoxal and
Pyridoxamine and their bound forms.
