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Vitamin B3 deficiency

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. C anker sore

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Vitamin B3 deficiency

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  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 vegetablesand 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 2014. <http://history.nih.gov/index.html>. • "Niacin." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niacin. Wikipedia, 2 january 2014. Web. 4 Jan 2014.

  14. 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/. NewsmaxMedia.Inc, 10 Feb 2011. Web. 6 Jan 2014.

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