Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 25 : Riboflavin

Effects of deficiency

• People with poor eating habits, particularly those who consume highly refined and fast foods and those who do not consume milk and milk products are affected by riboflavin deficiency.
• Riboflavinosis is marked by cheilosis (cracks at the corners of the mouth), oily scaling of the skin, and a red sore tongue.
• In addition, cataracts may occur more frequently with riboflavin deficiency.
• A deficiency of this nutrient is usually a part of multinutrient deficiency and does not occur in isolation.

The effects of riboflavin deficiency in human beings are:

1. Oral and facial lesions
2. Scrotal and vulval lesions
3. Ocular lesions