B7 (vitamin): useful properties, which contain and application features

Each person needs a variety of vitamins. These components are necessary for the body to ensure the normal operation of all organs. It is important to use B7. Vitamin affects the condition of the skin, hair, nails. The component is preserved during heat treatment, which makes it particularly valuable.

Vitamin B7 is called biotin, vitamin H, coenzyme R. The component is water soluble, it breaks down at high temperatures. There is in the products and pharmacies. Its use is important for every person, it is necessary only to observe the norms depending on age.

Beneficial features

In the exchange of fats, carbohydrates, proteins, B7 participates in the activation of vitamin C. Vitamin is in enzyme complexes, transfers carbon dioxide through the circulatory system. This substance is especially useful in diabetes mellitus: with blood sugar is restored with insulin.

The properties of the component include:

• Participation in the activity of the thyroid gland;
• Interaction with insulin, restoration of blood sugar level;
• Activation of ascorbic acid;
• Control of gluconeogenesis;
• The synthesis of erythrocytes;
• Formation of DNA;
• Synthesis of hemoglobin.

For hair, too, B7 is needed. Vitamin slows down the aging of the body, serves to protect the skin from irritation, muscles - from pain, and hair - from gray hair. Nails become stronger. Therefore, vitamin B7 is so important. What products does it have? Let us dwell on this in more detail.

Sources

In nature, vitamin B7 is common. In what products is it contained? It is much in beans, wheat flour, rice bran, fruit and vegetables. Rich in substance products such as melon, champignons, strawberries.

Vitamin B7 is found in the following substances:

• Beef and pork liver;
• Chicken meat;
• Dairy products;
• Egg yolk;
• Sea fish.

Many sour-milk products include bifid additives. Vitamin B7 contains more than in unenriched ones. It is useful for intestinal microflora.

Preservation of Vitamin

To keep this useful component in your products, you must follow several rules:

• Fruits and vegetables must be frozen, not canned;
• Before use, products should be washed, and soaking is the reason for reducing the amount of the substance;
• If fruits and vegetables have been in the refrigerator for a long period, there will be little vitamin in them;
• For cooking, it is desirable to choose enameled dishes;
• Vegetables should be cooked in a peel with a closed lid and on low heat;
• The component disappears when frying, so the products must be cooked or baked.

Pharmacy products

It is desirable to use vitamin B7 in the form of natural products. Where is he still, besides the above? Does the pharmaceutical industry produce artificial analogues?

Vitamin B7 is produced in tablets sold in pharmacies. You can find multivitamin preparations. They should be taken strictly according to the instructions. Vitamin B7 in ampoules is also in pharmacies. To make up for his shortage, doctors appoint "Biotin Complex", manufactured by the Artlife factory. In this agent there are not only B7, but also polyphenols, flavonoids. The drug is taken 2 tablets daily with meals.

You can choose other tools, which includes B7. Vitamin is in the preparation "Volvit", produced in India. One tablet will be enough to fill the lack of this substance. Other sources of the necessary component include Medobiotin, Biotin Forte Germany and Biotin Germany Ratiofarm.

The drug "Biotin" is available in capsules, tablets, solutions for injections. If you use the first two forms, then the medicine is taken every day before meals. Usually it takes about 5 mg. In case of serious abnormalities, an increase in dose is necessary. The course of additional admission is not more than a month.

Injections are used in cases where there are problems with the intestine. The drug is administered intramuscularly every 24 hours. One ampoule per day is needed. With external application, its contents are rubbed into the skin, which should be massaged for about 3-4 minutes. The liquid substance eliminates inflammation and rashes on the skin. With long-term use has lifting action.

Before using any tool, you need to read the instruction. There is indicated the dosage, the time required for taking the medicine, the storage rules. It will not be superfluous to consult a doctor who will prescribe the appropriate remedy.

Cost

Drugs differ in cost. In pharmacies you can buy "Biotin-complex", in which there is B7 (vitamin). The price of such a drug is about 220-270 rubles for 30 tablets. On the territory of Moscow, the product is sold for 230 rubles.

The cost depends on the number of tablets or milligrams. Vitamin B7 is sold in ampoules per piece. You can buy them through the online store.

Daily rate

The required amount of this substance depends on age:

• Children need to consume B7 in an amount of 10-50 μg / day;
• For adolescents, the norm is 50-100 μg / day;
• Adults need 100-200 mcg / day;
• For pregnant and lactating children - 250-300 mcg / day;
• Athletes should consume up to 650 μg of substance;
• The norm should be increased for alcohol addicts and people with burns.

Lack of Vitamin

It is rare enough to find such a phenomenon as hypovitaminosis. The described ingredient is needed in organism in small quantities, and it is found in many products. But still there are shortages. This is due to the following reasons:

• Malnutrition: the component can be poorly digested due to questionable diets;
• The use of raw egg whites, intravenous nutrition;
• Death of intestinal flora due to prolonged use of antibiotics;
• Impaired intestinal activity;
• Hemodialysis or lack of digestive enzymes.

Effects

Alcoholism and genetic predisposition can badly affect the digestibility of the vitamin. With a lack of this component, the following symptoms appear:

• Hair becomes dull and falls out;
• The nails appear fragility and delamination;
• There is an excess of sebum, there is a blockage of the pores, the skin is flaky;
• A person feels tired, poor appetite, nausea, pain in the muscles;
• Inflammation appears on the tongue.

The consequences of hypovitaminosis are unpleasant. Dermatitis develops - the skin of the hands, legs, cheeks. In the future, various diseases can develop: from seborrhea to depression.

Overdose

Hypervitaminosis is not manifested by toxic symptoms. This is rare, because the vitamin is well absorbed, and also excreted from the body. And yet with hypervitaminosis, there are such ailments as dermatitis and dysbacteriosis. To prevent this, before using the vitamin should read the instructions.

Interaction

Neutralizes the action of vitamin avidin, which is present in raw egg white, so it is forbidden to eat raw eggs. After heat treatment, the product is safe and does not interfere with the assimilation of the component.

Harmful for a combination are:

• alcohol;
• Antibiotics;
• Fats subjected to heat treatment.

Vitamin is needed for various processes in the body. Hypovitaminosis is rare, but it does happen. Then you need to use pure biotin, a complex of vitamins and microelements. B7 is also necessary for hair. To stimulate their growth, the contents of the ampoules are added to the shampoo.

For athletes

Vitamin B7 is important for athletes. It is needed for the production of amines and the production of energy from various sources, through which the metabolism of amino acids is carried out. It should be borne in mind that proteins of raw eggs, especially if they are used in large quantities, neutralize the action of the vitamin. If you drink a lot of eggs, then growth slows down. Vitamin B7 is necessary for every person, but in a moderate amount.