Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 for A Growing Mind & Body
- Helps make several neurotransmitters
- Supports a healthy immune system
- Promotes healthy blood vessels
Found in:
Spinach, Chickpeas, Sunflower Seeds, Avocados
Forms:
Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (P-5-P), Pyridoxine
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 for A Growing Mind & Body
- Helps make several neurotransmitters
- Supports a healthy immune system
- Promotes healthy blood vessels
Found in:
Spinach, Chickpeas, Sunflower Seeds, Avocados
Forms:
Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (P-5-P), Pyridoxine
For Baby & Beyond
Vitamin B6 during pregnancy is important for your baby's brain development and immune function. Some research suggests taking vitamin B6 may help reduce nausea during pregnancy.
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that your body needs for several functions. It’s significant to protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism, and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters.
The Active Form
Pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P-5-P) is the bioactive form of vitamin B6 found in our bodies. Pyridoxine can be converted to pyridoxal-5-phosphate, and then back into pyridoxine later, allowing the body to regulate its active vitamin B6 needs.
The Best Ingredients Make the Best Vitamins
Our community of science authorities looks at thousands of studies to consciously choose each nutrient in our vitamins. These nutrients are continuously researched so we only deliver science-backed benefits. Scroll down to see some of the strongest studies that support our research.
Vitamin B6 and Immune Competence, Nutrition Reviews, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 1993, Pages 217–225.
Tufts University, USA
Inflammation, vitamin B6 and related pathways, Volume 53, February 2017, Pages 10-27.
University of Bergen, Norway
Pyridoxine effect on synthesis rate of serotonin in the monkey brain measured with positron emission tomography. J. Neural Transmission 102, 91–97 (1995).
Uppsala University, Sweden
Vitamin B6: A Molecule for Human Health? Molecules 2010, 15(1), 442-459.
Washington State University
Low-dose vitamin B-6 effectively lowers fasting plasma homocysteine in healthy elderly persons who are folate and riboflavin replete, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 73, Issue 4, April 2001, Pages 759–764.
University of Ulster, UK
Regulation of Immune Responses by Vitamin B, Nutrition reviews 51.8 (1993): 217-225.
University of Newfoundland, Canada