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Sources of Vitamin Niacinamide and Its Benefits
Image by nickwheeleroz via Flickr Vitamin niacinamide is also known as vitamin B-3 and is part of the B-group of vitamins. Vitamin B-3 is water soluble and has a number of beneficial effects on the human body. So what are the sources of vitamin B-3? Vitamin B-3 is present in both animal and plant sources. In general, animal sources are …
Dosage and Precautions Using Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide)
Vitamin B3 or niacinamide is widely used in the treatment and prevention of a number of health conditions. Among them the most important use is the treatment and prevention of a condition caused by deficiency of vitamin B3. This condition is called pellagra. Pellagra is characterized by three Ds, dermatitis, dementia and diarrhea. The requirement of vitamin B3 in various …
Pellagra and Vitamin Niacinamide Deficiency
Image via Wikipedia Pellagra is a disease condition caused by vitamin B3 or niacinamide deficiency. It is characterized by the 3 Ds- dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. Historically, pellagra was described as early as 1735 by Don Gasper Casal, a Spanish court physician. He named this condition pellagra meaning rough skin due to the predominant finding of scaly, rough skin among …
Amazing Niacinamide
Image via Wikipedia Vitamin Niacinamide-overview: Niacinamide is also called Vitamin- B3 and is one of the group of vitamins under the heading of B-complex. Niacinamide is formed by combining niacin and an amide molecule. Both niacin and niacinamide have different chemical properties and hence different effects on the human body. Niacin has reported effects in reducing blood cholesterol levels while …