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  2. Riboflavin - Wikipedia

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    Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement. [ 3] It is essential to the formation of two major coenzymes, flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. These coenzymes are involved in energy metabolism, cellular respiration, and antibody production, as well as normal growth and ...

  3. B vitamins - Wikipedia

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    B vitamins are a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism and synthesis of red blood cells. [ 1][ 2] They are a chemically diverse class of compounds. [ 1] Dietary supplements containing all eight are referred to as a vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamins are referred to by B-number or by chemical name ...

  4. Corneal cross-linking - Wikipedia

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    0402T. [ edit on Wikidata] Corneal cross-linking ( CXL) with riboflavin (vitamin B 2) and UV-A light is a surgical treatment for corneal ectasia such as keratoconus, PMD, and post-LASIK ectasia . It is used in an attempt to make the cornea stronger. According to a 2015 Cochrane review, there is insufficient evidence to determine if it is useful ...

  5. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    creosote bush, gobernadora, larreastat [ 4] Larrea tridentata, Larrea divaricata[ 4] Liver damage, [ 3][ 4][ 5] kidney problems, [ 4] Hypotension in cancer patients [ 3] Chinese herbal mixtures. Heavy metal poisoning [ 5] Coltsfoot. coughwort, farfarae folium leaf, foalswort [ 4] Tussilago farfara.

  6. Vitamin - Wikipedia

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    Scientific evidence supports the benefits of dietary supplements for persons with certain health conditions. [73] In some cases, vitamin supplements may have unwanted effects, especially if taken before surgery, with other dietary supplements or medicines, or if the person taking them has certain health conditions. [73]

  7. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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    This is the highest level of sustained daily nutrient consumption that is considered to be safe for, and cause no side effects in, 97.5% of healthy individuals in each life stage and sex group. The definition implies that the intake level would cause a harmful nutrient excess in just 2.5%.

  8. Berocca - Wikipedia

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    Berocca Performance is a formulation of B vitamins, vitamin C plus added magnesium, calcium and zinc. When first released in 1969, Berocca came in one flavour, Berry, which later became Original Berry. It now comes in four flavours: Original Berry, Orange, Blackcurrant, and Mango & Orange. [ 1]

  9. Pathogen reduction using riboflavin and UV light - Wikipedia

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    Pathogen reduction using riboflavin and UV light is a method by which infectious pathogens in blood for transfusion are inactivated by adding riboflavin and irradiating with UV light. [1] [2] [3] This method reduces the infectious levels of disease-causing agents that may be found in donated blood components, while still maintaining good ...