Posted on 02/15/2009 12:53:00 PM PST by vivalaoink
The FDA has effectively banned a naturally-occurring form of vitamin B6 called pyridoxamine by declaring it to be a drug, reports the American Association for Health Freedom. Responding to a petition filed by a drug company, the FDA declared pyridoxamine to be "a new drug."
Now, any nutritional supplements containing pyridoxamine will be considered adulterated and illegal by the FDA, which may raid vitamin companies and seize such products. See the history of FDA raids on vitamin companies here: http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html
Pyridoxamine occurs naturally in fish, chicken and other foods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B6), putting the FDA in the strange position of banning a substance from dietary supplements even though it is already present in the food supply.
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I sense another deluge of spam emails ...
Shhh, we don’t want to give them ideas.
You could be right. I do remember that there was a big recall based on adulterated product.
Yes, it does look that way doesn’t it.
Thanks - although I don’t take many supplements I have a few I like ... I try to get most of what I need through diet.
32. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
FACTS:
Water-soluble. Excreted within eight hours after ingestion and, like the other B vitamins, needs to be replaced by whole foods or supplements.
B6 is actually a group of substances—pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine—that are closely related and function together.
WHAT IT CAN DO FOR YOU:
DEFICIENCY DISEASE:
Anemia, seborrheic dermatitis, glossitis. (For deficiency symptoms,see section 163.)
BEST NATURAL SOURCES:
Brewer’s yeast, wheat bran, wheat germ, liver, fish, soy beans, cantaloupe,cabbage, blackstrap molasses, unmilled rice, eggs, oats,peanuts, walnuts.
SUPPLEMENTS:
Readily available in a wide range of dosages—from 50 to 500 mg.—in individual supplements as well as in B-complex and multivitamin formulas.
To prevent deficiencies in other B vitamins, pyridoxine should be taken in equal amounts with B1 and B2.
Can be purchased in time-disintegrating formulas that provide for gradual release up to ten hours.
TOXICITY AND WARNING SIGNS OF EXCESS:
Daily doses of 2–10 grams can cause neurological disorders.
Possible symptoms of an oversupply of B6 are night restlessness, too vivid dream recall, numb feet, and twitching.
Doses over 500 mg. are not recommended. (See section 334, “Cautions.”)
ENEMIES:
Long storage, canning, roasting or stewing of meat, freezing fruits and vegetables, water, food-processing techniques, alcohol, estrogen. (See section 293.)
PERSONAL ADVICE:
If you are on the pill, you are more than likely to need increased amounts of B6.
Heavy protein consumers need extra amounts of this vitamin. To reduce your risk of heart attack, increase your B6 and folic acid.
Vitamin B6 might decrease a diabetic’s requirement for insulin, and if the dosage is not adjusted, a low-blood-sugar reaction could result.
Arthritis sufferers being treated with Cuprimine (penicillamine) should be taking supplements of this vitamin.
This vitamin works best with vitamin B1, vitamin B2, pantothenic acid, vitamin C, and magnesium.
Supplements for this vitamin should not be taken by anyone under levodopa treatment for Parkinson’s disease! (Ask your doctor about Sinemet™, a drug which can bypass this particular adverse vitamin interaction.)
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I take brewers yeast every day. It tastes terrible but I can tell when I need it. It then starts to taste good. I guess I’d better stock up.
Yeah yeah. Whatever. I’ve heard your kind say that over and over. THen a few months later you are drawing another line in the sand.
Does that mean the pyridoxine form of B6 is NOT the subject of this ban?
Also, the pyridoxine hydrochloride in the multivitamin supplement here doesn’t appear to be more highly regulated than it was when I bought it.
I hate government
As I sit at my computer, I am looking at my “B-Complex” Rite Aid brand of vitamins that has B-6.
As a DRUG???
Oh my, the world has gone mad mad mad.
Are they going to start patenting vitamins and make them outrageously expensive?
That wasn’t clarified in the article was it. That’s an interesting question.
As I understand it, the Pyridoxamine is different than pyridoxine. So I don’t believe pyridoxine would be affected.
If the government thinks pyridoxine is derived from pyridoxamine, then we might be back to ground zero on that, but failing that opinion on the part of the government, I don’t think pyridoxine would be affected.
I may have jumped the gun. Logically, it would seem pyridoxine would still be okay, but going logical when dealing with the government is always iffy.
Yeah, it’s going to be a trade off. Marijuana will be legal, but vitamins require a prescription.
Why all the shouting here? The FDA didn't regulate or change anything about Pyridoxine HCL (or, I didn't read the article carefully enough). All existing vitamin supps are still as legal as they were last month, no?
Oy. They should just stick to telling us we are all gonna die, and let us get on with doing it OUR OWN way.
My understanding is that the naturally occurring form of it is what is getting the axe. The synthetic form will still be available.
If you look at an awful lot of banned and regulated substances you will find that the root cause was a person or persons looking to expand their own power. The FDA is often no different.
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