1. Vitamin B3 deficiency
Hyeong Tai
KIM

2. History of Vitamin B3 Described by Hugo Weidel
Extracted by Casmir Funk
Extracted from livers by Conrad Elvehjem

3. Function of Vitamin B3 Metabolism It is used for energy
Cell respiration
Blood

4. Description of the deficiency
Canker sore
Muscular weakness
Limb pain
Pellagra

5. Characteristics and limitations
Can’t eat foods well
Suffers from diarrhea
Mental disorder
Alcohols

6. Diagnostic Testing Go to toilet often Easy to forget something
Hard to sleep
Serum tryptophan
Urinary test
Skin biopsy

7. Incidence of disorder More than 22000 among 99000 refugees
Alcoholism, not eating green vegetables and meats etc.
Common in Africa and North Korea

8. Pictures

9. 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

10. Dr. Joseph Goldberger
He studied Pellagra
July 16, 1874 – January 17, 1929

11. 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

12. Useful Organizations
Wikipedia
WHO UN

13. References
"Dr. Joseph Goldberger & the War on Pellagra ." OFFICE OF NIH HISTORY. History and Stetten Museum. Web. 4 Jan <
"Niacin." Wikipedia, 2 january Web. 4 Jan 2014.

14. References
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"Top 5 Health Benefits of Vitamin B3." vitamin-b3/2011/02/10/id/385666/. Newsmax Media.Inc, 10 Feb Web. 6 Jan 2014.