Vitamin B6 in your pregnancy
Vitamin B6 might have the biggest
influence in your body and they play an important role too, so taking
them will be the best choice you have ever made. Vitamin B6, also known
as pyridoxine, helps your body metabolize protein, fats, and
carbohydrates. It also helps form new red blood cells, antibodies, and
neurotransmitters, and is vital to your baby’s developing brain and
nervous system. And food sources that contain vitamin B6 in it are
beans, nuts, lean meat, and fish. Fortified breads and cereals can also
be good sources, so you have a variety of food to choose from. Some
high-potency multivitamins contain vitamin B6 in large amounts. And even
without taking a supplement you can get too much B6 in your diet if you
eat a lot of fortified foods. In other studies it was found that women
with B6 levels above 30 nanomoles per liter had a 40% greater chance of
conception and lowered their early miscarriage rate by 30%. Women with
lower levels of B6 were negatively impacted by their deficiency and
taking a B6 supplement during pregnancy can reduce morning sickness and
its symptoms, and taking B6 before conception can improve both the
chance of conception and the health of the pregnancy. Alcohol is known
to contribute to the destruction and loss of vitamin B6 in the body.
There is also a belief that the contraceptive pill may slightly decrease
the amount of vitamin B6 available to the body.
Bear in mind that overdosing during
the first 12 weeks of pregnancy may be linked to birth defects
involving the baby’s arms, legs and nerve development. So when taking
the supplements you must be aware of the outcomes of overdosing, no
parent wants to experience that in their lives. People who have a high
protein diet will have an increased requirement for Vitamin B6, although
several meats contain generous amounts of Vitamin B6.
To know more about this vitamin,
visit our online site vitamin-b.co.za and find out more about it and
other vitamins that can help you in your pregnancy.
