A few dollars a bottle of vitamin B2, high blood pressure is the "nemesis"? It's not too late to find out

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A few dollars a bottle of vitamin B2, is the high blood pressure nemesis?

Vitamin B2 is a water-soluble vitamin, also known as riboflavin, can be involved in oxidation, reduction reactions and other energy substances metabolism. Because the human body can not synthesize vitamin B2, so you need to supplement the food to vitamin B2. There are rumors that vitamin B2 is the nemesis of high blood pressure, can help prevent and control high blood pressure, is this true?

Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University has conducted a study in which researchers followed the data of 12,000 subjects within the China Nutrition and Surveys cohort for 7.8 years. During the course of the study, the subjects were questioned separately about their diets on three randomized days in the past week, and the total amount of vitamin B2 intake in the subjects' diets was calculated.

By comparing and analyzing the subjects' incidence of hypertension during the follow-up period, as well as factors such as age and gender, the researchers found that a high intake group may be associated with a 26% reduction in the risk of new-onset hypertension compared with the group with the lowest vitamin B2 intake.

So can people with high blood pressure switch their antihypertensive medication directly to vitamin B2?

Never! It's important to note that the study only showed a relationship between vitamin B2 and a decreased risk of hypertension, but that doesn't mean that vitamin B2 can be used as an antihypertensive. There are no hypertension guidelines that recommend vitamin B2 as a blood pressure-lowering medication, and it is not a substitute for antihypertensive medication.

Two, a small bottle of vitamin B2, or can reap the benefits of these 4

Vitamin B2 in addition to assisting in the control of high blood pressure, but also to the body can bring some other benefits.

1, promote the body metabolism

Vitamin B2 in the body will be combined with specific proteins, and then involved in the body of amino acids, fats, proteins and other energy metabolism, to improve the absorption and utilization of proteins, but also involved in the cellular metabolism, to help maintain the integrity of the skin and cell membranes.

2, help cardiovascular health

Vitamin B2 in the body can participate in the body's energy metabolism, help to improve the blood supply to the heart, improve myocardial function, enhance the speed of vascular circulation, to help prevent vascular sclerosis.

3, relieve migraine

Vitamin B2 can help nutritional nerves, for some patients with moderate migraine, can play a role in relieving. But for some due to cervical spine disease, cerebrovascular disease caused by migraine, taking vitamin B2 can not be relieved.

4, improve sex life

The lack of vitamin B2 in the body will lead to damage to the mucous membrane layer, which can easily lead to thinning of the mucous membrane, microvascular rupture. The most obvious change in women is vaginal dryness, which can easily lead to loss of libido, sexual discomfort occurs. Middle-aged and elderly women after menopause, due to hormonal changes, often appear vaginal dryness, pain in coitus and other problems, appropriate supplementation of vitamin B2, can help to a certain extent to alleviate the symptoms of vaginal dryness.

Three, 3 parts of the abnormal, or to remind you of the supplemental vitamin B2

Vitamin B2 is one of the body's essential elements, the lack of vitamin B2 body will be obvious abnormal symptoms, mainly in the body of the 3 parts.

When the body lacks vitamin B2, the mouth is prone to problems, triggering stomatitis, mouth ulcers, which are manifested as redness and swelling of the mouth, swelling of the tongue, pain, etc., which will bring about a considerable impact on normal life.

Long-term lack of vitamin B2, the human eye will also appear a series of problems, such as eye photophobia, tearing, some people will also have obvious vision loss, the burning sensation in the eyes of the symptoms.

Deficiency of vitamin B2 can cause an abnormal increase in oil secretion of the skin, and also induce skin rashes, eczema and pimples.

Four, how to supplement vitamin B2, often eat 4 kinds of food

Zhengzhou Central Hospital affiliated with Zhengzhou University, director of the Department of Pharmacy, said that vitamin B2 is widely available in animal food, daily only need to maintain a balanced diet, generally do not have a problem of vitamin B2 deficiency. Daily can be appropriate to eat more of these foods:

1, milk

Milk is rich in protein, calcium, and very easy to be digested and absorbed by the body, but also a good source of vitamin B. The milk is a good source of vitamin B, but also a good source of vitamin B.

2, yolk

Yolk is the main concentration of vitamins and minerals within the egg, which also contains a wealth of vitamin B2, daily eat eggs do not lose the yolk Oh, it is best to eat boiled eggs.

3, whole grains

Crude grains have not been refined, which is rich in vitamin B2, you can eat oats, black rice and other whole grains.

4, animal offal

Animal offal is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, especially in the liver is particularly rich in vitamins, it is recommended that daily consumption 1-2 times a month, the amount of intake should not be more than 100g.

Vitamin B2 is certainly important for the health of the proper consumption of vitamin B2 rich food is good for our body. foods is good for our body. However, it is important to note that it can not be used as a medicine to cure the disease, hypertension patients daily medication or to follow the doctor's instructions.