Can you get enough biotin from food and dietary sources ?

You don’t have to get biotin from your diet, because your body makes its own supply. If you are a normal, healthy individual, the bacteria in your intestines make all the biotin you need. It is rare for anyone to be deficient in this vitamin unless they have an eating disorder, but those taking antibiotics or sulfa drugs, or who consume large amounts of saccharin may need to supplement with biotin because these substances interfere with the body’s ability to manufacture it.

People with Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes may also want to take a biotin supplement. One study found that people taking 9,000 micrograms each day for a month had blood sugar levels fall to nearly half of their original levels.












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