Vitamin B6

(Pyridoxine hydrochloride)

Vitamin B6 serves a very important role in ensuring that biological processes, including fat and protein metabolism, take place as they should. Vitamin B6, in conjunction with vitamin B12 and folic acid, has been shown to lower homocysteine (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1998, and The Lancet, 1995). Homocysteine is an amino acid in your blood that has been associated with damage to cells lining the vessel walls and plays a significant role in the development of arteriosclerosis. Subsequently, lower levels of vitamin B6 and folate produce an increased risk for atherosclerosis (Circulation, 1998).