Niacin is a member of the B-vitamin complex group vital to the oxidation of all living cells. It also has a pharmacological role in the management of dyslipidemic conditions and in the reduction of ...

Before you start jumping up and down, yes we know that it is a deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) that causes beri-beri, and that niacin deficiency actually causes pellagra we figured that if ...

A recently published report describes the case of a female patient who developed pellagra, a disease caused by severe niacin deficiency rarely seen in the US. The 62-year-old patient presented to the ...

Due to the lack of a healthy skin cell regenerative process consequent upon B3 deficiency, the skin tends to be dry, scaly, and cracked, more so in sun-exposed areas.

Having vitamin deficiencies can harm your health, but consuming too much of them can also hurt you — specifically, your heart. Researchers with the Cleveland Clinic found having high levels of niacin, ...

B vitamins are water-soluble nutrients that are essential for countless bodily processes. Certain conditions, such as pregnancy and type 2 diabetes, require higher B vitamin intake to avoid the risk ...

If you want a healthy body and beautiful skin, you need vitamins. However, excessive amounts of certain vitamins caused by overusing supplements, or a deficiency caused by a poor diet or other ...

Vitamin B3, found in green vegetables, cereals and in Vegemite, could be a way to prevent some types of birth defects and prevent miscarriages, according to an Australian study Scientists a Sydney’s ...

Vitamin B3 – found in meat and green vegetables – has been shown to prevent one genetic cause of birth defects and miscarriages, according to a new study. Overall, birth defects and miscarriage are ...

Four unsolved mysteries around schizophrenia have long plagued the medical community, but a new hypothesis identifying a common link between them and an almost forgotten epidemic of a disease called ...

If you want a healthy body and beautiful skin, you need vitamins. However, excessive amounts of certain vitamins caused by overusing supplements, or a deficiency caused by a poor diet or other ...