The present study was designed to evaluate our previous estimates for riboflavin
requirement, 0.96 mg/1000 kcal during nonexercise and 1.16 mg/1000 kcal during exercise …

Riboflavin-responsive anaemia in man was described as early as the 1950s (Foy & Kondi,
1953, 1958). The characteristic features included an erythroid hypoplasia and …

This chapter contains sections titled: Summary Introduction Natural Flavins Flavocoenzyme
Types and Functions Absorption, Transport, and Uptake Coenzyme Formations and …

THE importance of riboflavin (vitamin B2) in human nutrition has long been appreciated,
despite the absence of an easily detectable deficiency syndrome. As the precursor of two …

Riboflavin deficiency is common among chronic alcoholics, the elderly, and vegetarians (1–
4), but intake in the United States is generally adequate (5, 6), unlike the widespread …

The relationship between riboflavin and protein utilization was studied in 5-week-old male
Sprague-Dawley rats, by using a factorial design with three levels of riboflavin (8, 16 and 24 …

Riboflavin, or vitamin B2, as a precursor of the coenzymes FAD and FMN, has an indirect
influence on many metabolic processes and determines the proper functioning of several …

The riboflavin requirements of two groups of riboflavin-deficient, but otherwise healthy,
Guatemalan elderly persons over the age of 60 y were studied by varying the fat …