Talk:Biotin

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that biotin has been proven to benefit hoof health in cattle and horses, but evidence for human nail health is very weak?

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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 04:38, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that biotin has been proven to benefit hoof health in cattle and horses, but evidence for human nail health is very weak? Source: (ref 53 cattle, 55 horses, 3, 50 and 51 humans)

Reviewed: Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science

Improved to Good Article status by David notMD (talk). Self-nominated at 21:32, 18 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

@David notMD: New enough GA. QPQ present. Reference numbers have been shuffled around but the references do check out to support the claims in the hook which are also present in the articles, and it's an interesting hook. There are two paragraphs that do not end with inline citations: one basically does but has a link sentence to RDI (which seems OK to me as an exception since it's a "see also" type of sentence), but the intro paragraph of "Physiology" needs one, and then I will approve. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:37, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, ref numbers increased because of ref added after DYK nom, but Cattle remains Langova, Horses remains Kentucky, and the human refs remain Cashman and Patel. Intro paragraph for Physiology has ref provided (same as used in the subsections under Physiology). P.S. I would have preferred an on-line ref rather than depend so much on the book Present Knowledge In Nutrition (2020), but it is a very good resource (and it cost me $150). David notMD (talk) 14:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about not seeing this until today, I wasn't pinged! The missing inline citation has been added and this is now good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:16, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This vitamin mentioned in Wonder Woman 1984.

Please create Popular Culture section and mentioned that vitamin referred in Wonder Woman 1984 film. Proof Rizosome (talk) 06:33, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To paraphrase deceased comedian Rodney Dangerfield "Biotin don't get no respect!" Unlike vitamin C and vitamin B12, it has been obscure as a dietary supplement. No shady doctors giving celebrities biotin injections. In my opinion, getting a name mention in the Wonder Woman film is not enough to catapult it into the popular culture limelight. David notMD (talk) 08:21, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Change "Source" Section to "Food Sources" + Cornflakes question

Hi all, First, must I say this is a very interesting and informative article. To those editing, kudos!

Would it be a better idea to change the Heading wording of the section "Source" where it mentions the biotin amount found in food (microgram/100 g). To me, the title works but seems off as "Sources" are used most frequently only for sources for citations.

Additionally, in the food section, would it be smarter to edit the corn link to the corn flakes link as the "corn flakes cereal" section refers to the cereal and not to corn (maize) itself.

Best, Ed0578 (talk) 22:40, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The sections have been edited! Best, Ed0578 (talk) 03:32, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is reference to Corn really useful? Often, cereals are added with such vitamins, and therefore it is not a natural source. Such small amounts are well within the definition of "trace amounts" and does not apport significant quantities to one's diet. I would suggest removing the "corn flakes cereal" as a whole.

Best regards, Darkalkemy (talk) 08:17, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lede too short

The Lede is too short for a GA. David notMD (talk) 11:08, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Latest edit is formatted wrong needs fixing

The latest edit apparently sought to add 'vitamin H' to the description of Biotin in addition to B7 which is great, but it's formatted wrong and now says vitamin B and H7 instead of B7 and H. It needs fixing. It's been so long since I edited anything on here I've forgotten even something as simple as this, so could someone please be kind enough to remedy this. Ty. Taurusthecat (talk) 03:24, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. We follow ODS/NIH terminology, see Ref. #1. Zefr (talk) 03:49, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

TY. Taurusthecat (talk) 07:07, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]