Vitamin B3 deficiency Hyeong Tai KIM
History of Vitamin B3 Described by Hugo Weidel Extracted by Casmir Funk Extracted from livers by Conrad Elvehjem
Function of Vitamin B3 Metabolism It is used for energy Cell respiration Blood
Description of the deficiency Canker sore Muscular weakness Limb pain Pellagra
Characteristics and limitations Can’t eat foods well Suffers from diarrhea Mental disorder Alcohols
Diagnostic Testing Go to toilet often Easy to forget something Hard to sleep Serum tryptophan Urinary test Skin biopsy
Incidence of disorder More than 22000 among 99000 refugees Alcoholism, not eating green vegetables and meats etc. Common in Africa and North Korea
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Treatments and Aftermath To inject low-dose of niacin with B2 and B6 Takes long time to for a person’s memory to return to normal
Dr. Joseph Goldberger He studied Pellagra July 16, 1874 – January 17, 1929
Interesting facts Intake of vitamin b3 sometimes can cause a stomach upset It usually happens in poor and alcoholism We use vitamin b2 and b6 for treatment
Useful Organizations Wikipedia WHO UN
References "Dr. Joseph Goldberger & the War on Pellagra ." OFFICE OF NIH HISTORY. History and Stetten Museum. Web. 4 Jan 2014. <http://history.nih.gov/index.html>. "Niacin." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niacin. Wikipedia, 2 january 2014. Web. 4 Jan 2014.
References . N.p.. Web. 6 Jan 2014. <http://www.localhealth.com/article/pellagra>. "Top 5 Health Benefits of Vitamin B3." http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/benefits-of- vitamin-b3/2011/02/10/id/385666/. Newsmax Media.Inc, 10 Feb 2011. Web. 6 Jan 2014.