Anyone who's even half-serious about taking vitamins, to include knowing what's in the multivitamin they presumably take daily, should be familiar with the big three of the Vitamin B complex family – vitamins B1 AKA thiamine, B2 AKA riboflavin, and B3 AKA niacin. Together, they comprise a powerful trio of nutrients covering a wide range of health benefits, ranging from addressing digestive issues with vitamin B1 to boosting energy with Vitamin B2 to bolstering brain function with Vitamin B3. That's a potent lineup of vitamins occupying just 1/26th of the alphabet, and yet there is more to the story, which often goes forgotten or overlooked. There are other previously identified B vitamins that, when consumed, play key, even if by comparison more-limited roles, in helping us to stay strong and healthy. These include what were vitamin B4, also known as adenine, vitamin B8 AKA inositol, vitamin B10 AKA para amino benzoic acid – PABA, and vitamin B11 or salicylic acid. These are no longer considered or labeled vitamins, as they no longer fit the official definition of a vitamin; essential and required for normal human growth and are required to be obtained by diet because they can't be manufactured by the human body. Even though they no longer fit the defined "vitamin" category, many are still in use and recommended for a variety of health needs as other nutritional supplements. Let's look at each of these four supplemental B vitamins, focusing on how each one of them is responsible for helping us to continue operating at peak efficiency:
Whatever Happened to Vitamins B4, B8, B10, and B11?
Published by Wonder Laboratories on Apr 12th 2018
Anyone who's even half-serious about taking vitamins, to include knowing what's in the multivitamin they presumably take daily, should be familiar with the big three of the Vitamin B complex family – vitamins B1 AKA thiamine, B2 AKA riboflavin, and B3 AKA niacin. Together, they comprise a powerful trio of nutrients covering a wide range of health benefits, ranging from addressing digestive issues with vitamin B1 to boosting energy with Vitamin B2 to bolstering brain function with Vitamin B3. That's a potent lineup of vitamins occupying just 1/26th of the alphabet, and yet there is more to the story, which often goes forgotten or overlooked. There are other previously identified B vitamins that, when consumed, play key, even if by comparison more-limited roles, in helping us to stay strong and healthy. These include what were vitamin B4, also known as adenine, vitamin B8 AKA inositol, vitamin B10 AKA para amino benzoic acid – PABA, and vitamin B11 or salicylic acid. These are no longer considered or labeled vitamins, as they no longer fit the official definition of a vitamin; essential and required for normal human growth and are required to be obtained by diet because they can't be manufactured by the human body. Even though they no longer fit the defined "vitamin" category, many are still in use and recommended for a variety of health needs as other nutritional supplements. Let's look at each of these four supplemental B vitamins, focusing on how each one of them is responsible for helping us to continue operating at peak efficiency: