Monday, February 15, 2010

Consume Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)

Pantothenic acid is utilized in the formation of coenzymes, which are equally important in about a hundred metabolic reactions. These processes include energy production, fatty acid catabolism, fatty acid synthesis, and cholesterol, phospholipids, and steroid hormone production, among many others. This vitamin helps the body absorb and properly use other vitamins in the body, such as B6, B12, and C. It also helps produce vitamin D. in addition, vitamin B5 is important to maintain a healthy digestive tract and to beak down carbohydrates, fats, lipids, and various amino acids. Pantothenic acid can be found in corn, eggs, cheese, meat, peanuts, liver, soy products, peas, broccoli, tomatoes, and whole grains.

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