Increasing the consumption of vitamin B may significantly reduce work-related stress, a new study shows.
Australian researchers conducted a clinical study, volunteers were divided into two parts. One group was given three months of the B-vitamin supplements in large doses, the second group received a placebo during the same period.
Swinburne University of Technology who led the study researcher Con Stough 'prices, they said at the beginning of the study surveyed 60 people of different factors such as personality characteristics, the demands placed on them at work, mood, anxiety and tension. Reassessment of one and three months.
"Three months have complained about the vitamin B group people belonged to a much lower stress level than at the beginning of the study," said Stough. The study showed that these were actually the stress levels fell by almost a fifth. Considerable changes in the placebo group but was not observed.
Although it was the first study of this nature, the results of the study authors did not come as a surprise, because the B vitamin plays an important role in cognitive functions.
"B-vitamin found in a wide range of unprocessed foods such as meat, beans and cereals, is necessary for the psychological welfare neurotransmitter synthesis. Unfortunately, the today people only intake of vitamin B quantity deficiency, and so must also consume vitamin supplements," said Stough.
"Stress reduction, in turn, is accompanied by serious health problems such as cardiovascular disease, depression, and anxiety reduction in risk. Organization from the perspective of workers means lower levels of stress, however, increased productivity," said Stough.
