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  2. Pellagra - Wikipedia

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    Carcinoid syndrome thus may produce niacin deficiency and clinical manifestations of pellagra. Anti-tuberculosis medication tends to bind to vitamin B 6 and reduce niacin synthesis, since B 6 (pyridoxine) is a required cofactor in the tryptophan-to-niacin reaction.

  3. Hartnup disease - Wikipedia

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    Hartnup disease (also known as "pellagra-like dermatosis" [1] and "Hartnup disorder" [2]) is an autosomal recessive [3] metabolic disorder affecting the absorption of nonpolar amino acids (particularly tryptophan that can be, in turn, converted into serotonin, melatonin, and niacin).

  4. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Niacin (Vitamin B 3) deficiency: Deficiency causes pellagra, a reversible nutritional wasting disease characterized by four classic symptoms often referred to as the four Ds: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death. The dermatitis occurs on areas of skin exposed to sunlight, such as backs of hands and neck.

  5. Vitamin B3 - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] Niacin as a dietary supplement is used to treat pellagra, a disease caused by niacin deficiency. Signs and symptoms of pellagra include skin and mouth lesions, anemia, headaches, and tiredness. [6] Many countries mandate its addition to wheat flour or other food grains, thereby reducing the risk of pellagra. [4] [7]

  6. Nicotinamide - Wikipedia

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    Nicotinamide (INN, BAN UK [2]) or niacinamide (USAN US) is a form of vitamin B 3 found in food and used as a dietary supplement and medication. [3] [4] [5] As a supplement, it is used orally (swallowed by mouth) to prevent and treat pellagra (niacin deficiency). [4]

  7. Excess amounts of this B vitamin linked to higher heart ...

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    About 1 in 4 Americans have too much niacin in their body from eating meats and nuts, ... But even though niacin deficiency is a rarity in the U.S., some people do take it as a dietary supplement ...

  8. Niacin - Wikipedia

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    A man with pellagra, which is caused by a chronic lack of vitamin B 3 in the diet. Severe deficiency of niacin in the diet causes the disease pellagra, characterized by diarrhea, sun-sensitive dermatitis involving hyperpigmentation and thickening of the skin (see image), inflammation of the mouth and tongue, delirium, dementia, and if left untreated, death. [7]

  9. What Dietitians Want You to Know About Peanuts - AOL

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    They’re also plentiful in niacin, a B vitamin that “helps convert food into energy that we can use in our daily lives,” says Amanda Holtzer, M.S., R.D., and PB2 partner. In fact, one serving ...