Vitamin B3 (niacin)

B3 (niacin) is found in tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork and others meats, cereal grains (whole), seeds, and legumes. As well as being a co-factor for the energy production, niacin is needed for up to 200 other enzymes activities in the body. Like B1 and B2, niacin is part of the Kreb Cycle (it is the cycle that makes the energy in the cell and therefore makes most of the cell work efficiently). Also niacin is part of the fatty acid synthesis, in the cholesterol and steroid hormone synthesis and the many others important function of the body. Deficiency causes pellagra which causes dermatitis, dementia, diarrhoea, and death. Again people drinking alcohol needs more of this vitamin.



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