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B-1
„›itamin


„ (thiamin)
„›itamin B-2
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(riboflavin) „

Biotin deficiency was first recognized not because of inadequate „Niacin„

amounts in the diet but because of the effects of a chemical called „›itamin B-6 „

avidin, which is found in raw eggs. Avidin binds and inactivates B-12
biotin. Biotin can be made by gut bacteria and absorbed from the „›itamin
(cyano-cobalamin) „

large bowel, so that not all biotin needs to be obtained from food. „Folacin „

Theoretically, antibiotics that affect gut bacteria could reduce the „Pantothenic acid „

amount of biotin available.„ „

Biotin„

Biotin is water soluble, sensitive to air and oxygen and also to „›itamin C „

alkaline conditions.„ „

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The vitamin acts as part of enzyme (natural substances that speed

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up chemical reactions in the body) systems involved in building up 



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chemicals containing carbon and oxygen, such as fats and glucose.„

- Biotin intake
Infants may be at risk from biotin deficiency, which shows up as a - Biotin RDI
'seborrhoeic dermatitis' that responds to biotin. Also, some infants - Food charts„
have a metabolic disorder requiring extra biotin. There has been
some suggestion that 'cot deaths' or the sudden infant death
syndrome may be due, in some cases, to an inadequate intake of
„„
biotin.„
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The biotin in human milk averages about 10 micrograms per 1000
kilocalories (4200 kilojoules) and in infant formulae is usually at
least 15 micrograms per 1000 kilocalories. However, a higher
concentration of biotin may be preferable for infant formulae
because nutrients can be more biologically available to the infant
from human milk than from infant formulae.„

„„

BIOTIN INTAKE„

 



 





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Infants:„„ 35-50 micrograms„„

Children:„ 65-120 micrograms„

Adolescents: „ 100-200 micrograms„

Adults:„„ 100-200 micrograms„„

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