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Article: Link Between Vitamin B and Wrist Ailment Studied
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 31, 1994
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An Oregon study suggests a possible link between vitamin B6
deficiency and some symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful
condition affecting the wrist and hand.
But it would be "jumping the gun" to say that lack of vitamin B6
contributes to the condition, whose symptoms include numbness,
tingling and pain in the hands, sometimes severe enough to awaken
people at night, said James E. Leklem, professor of nutrition and
food management at Oregon State University in Corvallis, who headed
the study. Many experts link carpal tunnel syndrome to repetitive
tasks such as typing.
Leklem also said it's too early to advise sufferers to take
large doses of B6 supplements, which can cause such ...