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Vitamin B5

(PANTOTHENIC ACID)

Recommended Dietary Intakes

3 – 7 mg is considered adequate.

This Vitamin Is Essential For:

  • converting food to energy – stamina.
  • building red blood cells
  • making bile
  • the nervous system.
  • immune system – the healing of wounds (as a topically applied cream).

Sources

Organ meats, poultry, salmon and other salt water fish, wheat bran, brewer’s yeast, brown rice, lentils, nuts, beans, corn, peas, fresh vegetables, legumes, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and eggs.

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