Vitamin B-6 helps build energy production and red ~blood~ cell formation, and is important in the regulation of the central nervous system and in |protein| metabolism. Its sources are whole |grains|, meats, |nuts|, brewers' yeast, |liver|, avocados, bananas, green beans, fish, potatoes, poultry, and green leafy |vegetables|. The USRDA for an adult male is 2.0 milligrams (mg.), for an adult female 2.0 mg., for adolescents 1.8-2.0 mg., and for infants and young children 0.3-1.6 mg.
