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'''Riboflavin''' (Vitamin B<sub>2</sub>) is involved in the energy production for the electron transport chain, the [[citric acid cycle]], as well as the catabolism of [[:Category:Fatty acids |fatty acid]]s through [[beta-oxidation]]. ==Chronic fatigue syndrome== One very small study found decreased functional status of several [[B vitamin]]s including [[Vitamin B6|pyridoxine]], riboflavin and [[thiamine]].<ref name="vitbcfs1999">{{Citation| doi = 10.1177/014107689909200405| issn = 0141-0768| volume = 92 | issue = 4| pages = 183β185| last1 = Heap | first1 = L.C. | last2 = Peters | first2 = T.J. | last3 = Wessely | first3 = S.| title = Vitamin B Status in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome| journal = Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine| access-date = 2016-11-09| date = 1999-04-01| url = http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/92/4/183 | pmid = 10450194}}</ref> ==Migraine prevention == Riboflavin has been shown to be effective for headaches and for [[migraine#migraine_prevention|migraine prevention]].<ref name="NCCIH">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/dietary-supplements-for-headaches-science | title = Dietary Supplements for Headaches: What the Science Says | last = | first = | author-link = | date = |website=[[National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health]]|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-10-13}}</ref><ref name="Sun2011">{{Cite journal | last = Sun-Edelstein | first = Christina | author-link = | last2 = Mauskop | first2 = Alexander | author-link2 = | date = Mar 2011 | title = Alternative Headache Treatments: Nutraceuticals, Behavioral and Physical Treatments: March 2011|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.01846.x|journal=Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain|language=en|volume=51|issue=3 | pages = 469β483|doi=10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.01846.x|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Learn more== *[http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/riboflavinLinus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center - Riboflavin] ==See also== *[[B vitamin|B vitamins]] *[[Vitamin]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:B vitamins]] [[Category:Nutrients]] [[Category:Antimigraine agents]] [[Category:Vitamins]]
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