function | recommended daily dosage | sources |
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important part of different enzymatic and metabolic processes | 2-5 mg per day according to DGE | widespread in vegetable foods, very good sources are especially germs, soja and other pulses and rice |
deficiency symptoms | main effect/apparatus | dosages in orthomolecular medicine |
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metabolic disorders, loss of weight, vomitus are possible deficency symptoms, humans don;t have deficites very often | important part of different metabolic processes | up to 30mg per day depending on the application area, often together with other nutrients |