Vitamin Robbers
Vitamin A: Mineral oil, air pollution, antacids, barbiturates, cholesterol lowering drugs. Read more about Vitamin A.
Vitamin D: Anti-convulsive drugs, mineral oil, antacids, sedatives, barbiturates, cortisone. Read more about Vitamin D
Thiamin B1: Antibiotics, excess heat/cooking, sugar consumption, alcohol, stress, antacids, coffee, raw shellfish. Read more about Vitamin B1
Riboflavin B2: Antibiotics, exposure to light, excess heat, alcohol, oral contraceptives, antacids, diuretics. Read more about Vitamin Roboflavin/B2
Niacin: Antibiotics, sugar consumption, excess heat, alcohol, reduced during illness, diuretics, penicillin. Read more about Niacin
Pantothenic Acid B5: Aspirin, methyl bromide. Read more about Vitamin B5
Pyridoxine: Aging (after 50), steroid hormones, B6 high blood pressure drugs, excess heat, food processing, antacids, aspirin, cortisone, diuretics, penicillin. Read more about Vitamin B6
Folic Acid: Oral contraceptives, stress, anti-convulsants, vitamin C deficiency, barbiturates, diuretics, antibiotics, antacids. Read more about Folic Acid
Vitamin B12: Stress, oral contraceptives, menstruation, colchicine. Read more about Vitamin B12
Biotin: Excess heat, antibiotics, sulfa drugs, avidin (in raw egg whites). Read more about Biotin
Choline: Sugar consumption, alcohol. Read more about Choline
Vitamin C: Smoking, stress, aspirin, carbon monoxide, alcohol, corticosteroids, diuretics, antihistamines. Read more about Vitamin C
Inositol: Antibiotics. Read more about Inositol
Vitamin E: Oral contraceptives, food processing, rancid fats and oils, chlorine. Read more about Vitamin E
Vitamin K: Antibiotics, mineral oil, radiation, anticoagulants, alcohol, phenobarb, sulfonamides, tetracyclines. Read more about Vitamin K
See also: Low Cost Supplements
