Men over 50 should bump it up to 1.7 mg and women in the same age group should aim for 1.5 mg. Pregnant women should consume 1.9 mg and lactating women need the most, at 2mg.

You may have heard of the different B vitamins that your body needs to function properly. There are eight of them. Some we know better by their number, like vitamin B12. Others, such as B1, we ...