Date:   8/7/2012 5:19:23 PM ( 12 y ago)
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Hi - I'm wondering how much stock to put into the so-called correlation between "Morton's Toe" and the body's inability to convert Vitamin B6 to its active form. I guess I'm a bit skeptical that such a random anatomical feature would be an accurate indicator of such a thing.

(For anyone who doesn't know what Morton's Toe is - it is when the 2nd toe is longer than the big toe.)

It just smacks of an Old Wives Tale that has weak scientific validity. Not that I'm not open to accepting it - I'm just trying not to fall for every notion the alternative nutrition industry grabs ahold of.

Has anyone come across any scientifically-convincing information that links a longer 2nd toe (Morton's Toe) to B6-conversion problems? Or is anyone convinced of its validity due to their own experiences?

It appears that I have Morton's Toe - I guess it would be nice to know if that means that I should abandon my B6 (pyridoxine) supplements in favor of pyridoxal-5-phosphate supplements. And according to a test I once took, I also have (or at least am prone to) severe pyroluria; so if it is true that I have both pyroluria and the B6 conversion problem, I've been in a real bind. I'm thinking that I should have had even more severe problems over the years if I've had both of these problems going on at once, though.
 

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